How do you know when someone has flopped a set?

Also how would you go about playing this hand, did i do something wrong here?

CO: t3445 34.45 BBs
Hero (BTN): t2670 26.70 BBs
SB: t1560 15.60 BBs
BB: t7855 78.55 BBs
UTG: t3930 39.30 BBs
UTG+1: t2675 26.75 BBs
UTG+2: t810 8.10 BBs
MP1: t8285 82.85 BBs
MP2: t990 9.90 BBs

Pre Flop: (t150) Hero is BTN with K :diamond: A :club:
5 folds, CO raises to t300, Hero raises to t600, 1 fold, BB calls t500, CO calls t300

Flop: (t1850) T :heart: 4 :spade: A :spade: (3 players)
BB checks, CO bets t1850, Hero raises to t2070 all in, BB folds, CO calls t220

Turn: (t5990) K :spade: (2 players - 1 is all in)

River: (t5990) 2 :club: (2 players - 1 is all in)

You don't. You put your opponent on a range of possible hands.

Also, don't give away results.

When you go to the flop with your stack being just 1.1 times the size of the pot, you will not be able to narrow villain's range down to just a set. You will preeeeeettty much always be stacking off with top-pair-top-kicker.

Poker is a game of incomplete information, and as such, you will sometimes lose hands.

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Originally Posted by surviva316

When you go to the flop with your stack being just 1.1 times the size of the pot, you will not be able to narrow villain's range down to just a set. You will preeeeeettty much always be stacking off with top-pair-top-kicker.

Poker is a game of incomplete information, and as such, you will sometimes lose hands.

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Maybe i was just unlucky there but do you think that was the right play or should i have raised 3 times his bet before the flop?

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Originally Posted by devildog195

Maybe i was just unlucky there but do you think that was the right play or should i have raised 3 times his bet before the flop?

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That would depend on the CO villain. Does he steal from CO a lot? Does he raise often, or almost never? Would he call a 3-bet with only AA or KK, or would he do it with 76 suited? Does he typically fold to 3-bets?

Your read makes a difference on whether a min-raise, a 3 times bet, or even a call or a fold would be best. If Villain never ever raises except for AA and KK, then you would want to fold.

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Originally Posted by spoonitnow

You don't. You put your opponent on a range of possible hands.

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I've been quoting this post of yours since 2007.

i just use spidey senses

I can usually tell when I've flopped a set.

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Originally Posted by devildog195

Maybe i was just unlucky there but do you think that was the right play or should i have raised 3 times his bet before the flop?

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It's best to the start from the beginning. Try answering this question:

1. When he first raises, what range of hands do you think he could have?

This free tool should help: http://pokerstove.soft32.com/free-download . Let me know if you need any assistance!

Poker is a game of incomplete information, and as such, you will sometimes lose hands.

New parrot on the board. Banhammer please.

Banhammer is a game of complete information, and as such, sometimes you will be banned.

Werewolf is a game of incomplete information, and as such, sometimes you will be lynched.