Originally Posted by bair

shouldnt have called preflop, in order to call a raise preflop you must have a much better hand than the majority of your opponents reraising hands. his reraising hands probably are QQ,KK,AA,AK, and maybe JJ if he isnt a tight player, none of which you have beat preflop, and only one you have beat postflop, but by his betting pattern you can be pretty sure he doesnt have AK. in order to call this preflop reraise i think you need KK,AA,AKs, MAYBE QQ if you think you are able to let yourself lay it down when an overcard pops or you are faced w/ a huge bet.

but yeah it was a good laydown on the turn. he definitely had KK,AA, or AsKs

learn to put your opponents on a range of hands preflop and then decide if your hand can beat the majority of them. this is known as the gap concept. in order to call a raise you must have a better hand than the majority of your opponents, but you may raise with lesser standards as long as you are the one leading.