Quote Originally Posted by RevolverX
For starters, hands where I have 3 of a kind. Say I have AT, and theres AAK on the flop. Player 1 checks, I raise, he CALLS. J hits flop. I raise again, he calls. 7 hits the river. I raise, he goes all in. Pot is now $22.

Now of course I'm thinking based on his play, how could he possibly have an Ace, let alone a better ace than me. Turns out, he has AQ!

AQ?!?!?!?!?! I don't understand. Based on his play, how do I tell I was beat?
Hes calling on the flop so he likes his hand on a scary board, but does he only have the K......?

reads are important, is he loose tight or rockier than the rocky mountains?

I'd check on the turn to see what he does, if he bets check raise him to the value of the two bets you were going to put in anyway over the turn and river. He will push or fold this probably, if he pushes he reveals his hand you fold and voila you only lose the two bets you were willing to make and not the rest of your stack. If he calls probably just check fold river or call a smallish bet unless you hit your house (in which case you are back to the tough questions).

If you just always bet bet bet your holdings you have to expect thinking players to let you do the work for them and call you down.