Aa Kk Beaten On Flop - Is It Possible To Avoid ?

[Atg Dax 0]

I run into these hands 3 times today : I have AA or KK, a smaller PP calls the pre flop - and flops a set...PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)saw flop|saw showdownUTG (t2930)UTG+1 (t1570)MP1 (t1370)MP2 (t1500)CO (t1460)Button (t1470)SB (t1670)Hero (t1530)Preflop: Hero is BB with K, K. 4 folds, CO raises to t60, 1 fold, SB calls t50, Hero raises to t180, CO folds, SB calls t120.Flop: (t420) 5, 6, 8(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets t420, SB calls t420.Turn: (t1260) 8(2 players)SB checks, Hero bets t930 (All-In), SB calls t930.River: (t3120) 9(2 players, 1 all-in)Final Pot: t3120Results in white below: Hero has Kc Kh (two pair, kings and eights). SB has 8c 8d (four of a kind, eights). Outcome: SB wins t3120. How can I avoid these plays ? without giving up all the profit that comes from the big PP hands?Atg Dax

[QED 4]

What range of hands did you put the SB on?

[Yahkin 0]

Not much...but when he flat calls your flop bet, I'd start to worry. Check behind on that turn. I'd probably call a smallish by him, but you can get away from his river push with the board that is there.

[Atg Dax 0]

Not much...but when he flat calls your flop bet, I'd start to worry. Check behind on that turn. I'd probably call a smallish by him, but you can get away from his river push with the board that is there.

it was a start of a sit&go so i had no information,but yes, the flop call did make me worrie, I was thinking he made a set, but.... couldn't bring myself to fold KK at a sit and go.