Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
This was actually a tough hand for two reasons:
1) It played a lot bigger than 2-5 because of the $10 straddle. This created a $130, three-way preflop pot with just 3 people and no re-raise! This left everyone in the hand short-stacked as far as playing postflop.
2) The second four on the turn added some complexity against two people (both of whom called the 9-4-2, two-suit flop). One of them easily could have had something like A4, or as was actually the case, a set. At the same time, someone could easily have a flush draw (one did, apparently) or a 9, so you don't want to let people get there too cheaply against you.
So you need to ask yourself if you can really fold your last $310 into a $200 pot where you could easily have the best hand. It's hard to check that turn. If you do, anyone with a 9 will assume weakness and usually bet, as might a flush draw or something like 77.
Just a really ugly spot where I think you're stuck getting your money in, especially the way he just called the turn (which I think was stupid on his part), and maybe you can fold the KK if you think he's the type who never shoves with worse than an overpair. However, against most players you're still stuck calling a shove-raise on the turn.