KK, bad call?

unknown_username

no way did i put him on his cards, poss missed flush.

all because my pre bet was too small?

ianatter23	Small blind		£0.05	£0.05	£20.65
toe2toe	Big blind		£0.10	£0.15	£7.58
	Your hole cards	K K
Scottomus0	Raise		£0.30	£0.45	£21.72
elmakem	Fold
080987	Fold
ianatter23	Call		£0.25	£0.70	£20.40
toe2toe	Fold
Flop
		8 2 9
ianatter23	Bet		£0.70	£1.40	£19.70
Scottomus0	Raise		£1.75	£3.15	£19.97
ianatter23	Call		£1.05	£4.20	£18.65
Turn
		7
ianatter23	Check
Scottomus0	Bet		£3.15	£7.35	£16.82
ianatter23	Call		£3.15	£10.50	£15.50
River
		Q
ianatter23	All-in		£15.50	£26.00	£0.00
Scottomus0	Call		£15.50	£41.50	£1.32
ianatter23	Show	5 6
Scottomus0	Show	K K
ianatter23	Win	Straight to the 9	£40.10		£40.10

DeucesLive

easy to say in hindsight, but I think that river bet is rarely a bluff. I would be more inclined after he calls the raise and the straighty card comes down to check and reevaluate- I'd be putting him on a drawing hand on flop, either club or straight, and based on the action hands like 10J of clubs are quite likely. The turn check does seem a little weak, but when he check calls and shoves river, I think you have to be sure he's hit his hand somewhere down the line. I wouldn't mind checking behind on turn and re-evaluating the river in position- controls the pot, and makes a shove a lot easier to fold to without so much lost. As is, he'd probably bet much smaller and you can get showdown against a lot of hands, and cheaper notes than stacking off.

Oh, and the pre sizing was fine. At 5/10 you could possibly make it 40/50 with real premium hands, since people are quite likely to call anyway and you want maximum value from them. I think it's only when you hit 15/30 you need to start being careful about preflop bet sizing, since people start looking at your hands.

unknown_username

was trying to be wary but this guy has been playing so loose its unreal, calling 90% of raises etc.

ive just been stacked with trip queens against a flopped straight on same table lol.

not running well today

DeucesLive

well in that case the call's understandable, but I'd still be a little careful, maniacs tend to stack themselves pretty easy, and bear in mind- all you have there is an overpair. There's so many hands he calls you with that have you crushed- a handful of straights and 2 pair, or a set. With a set of kings, or even a paired board, there's a lot more value in calling- but I think calling the river against a maniac is still tricky.

What if you had AQ? what would your move be then?