August was a terrible month for me. I'll spare the details, but here's an example of a hand that can cost you dearly. Tell me all the errors you can find. I can think of 3.

Villain is full stacked to my right. He's a bit loose preflop. I saw him raise 87o in the CO, get called by the BB, and he bet full pot on the flop and turn on a K82J board.

On to my hand.

I have K[h] Q[h] in the BB. CO limps, SB pops it to $8, I call, CO folds. Villain in SB is full stacked again.

Flop K[s] 9[c] 9[h]. ($18). Villain leads 18. I call.

Turn ($54) 2[c], Villain leads $54. Wow, don't usually see two full sized pot bets. I call.

River ($162) J[d] He checks, I bet $65 leaving me about $65. He calls.

Count'm!

RAISE THE FLOP for info...dump if he reraises...you need info, and calling is not doing that. I don't like the river bet since AK can easily check here and not be willing to fold.

edit: I like shob's commentary...the argument for raising the flop is mostly to help you evaluate the turn. There's no need to shut down, but you can check the turn and induce bluffs by calling his bet on the river.

you raise the flop, he reraises and you get off alot cheaper...