I THOUGHT GREED WAS GOOD

I held 63 in a cash game. I know it's garbage but I was comped in on the big blind. The flop was K63 and I checked into a multiway field, looking for the king to bet. No bet came and the turn was a 3 giving me the full house. The pot was still tiny and nobody had a king so I checked again to hopefully induce some action from a middle pair or ace high. Again it checked around so I was left with the river as my only source of funding. The river card was a 4 and finally the small blind bet into me a good amount. I figured the small blind could have a hand like 75 or 52 and is loving his straight. At long last, I made my move, putting out a big raise. He went all in and I giddily called only to see he got there with 44 and drained me of $200.

Last night I was on the better end of a greed gone wrong situation. There was an all-in for like $7 or so and then another player at a six-handed cash game bumped to $14 to isolate. I had K3s in the big blind and contributed the extra $10 figuring it would be a check fest and I could hit something. The flop came K32 giving me two pair. I went ahead and led out, hoping I could get some action from the raiser who could have a big king. He raised me and I called. The turn was an 8 and I checked. He bet out $100 and I began to believe he may have aces if not AK. I called and checked the river which was a Jack. There was no straight, flush or really even any two pair possibilities for me to fear but I checked nonetheless. He instantly pushed all in for around $400. I really didn't buy that he had KJ - I thought it much more likely he had AA, so I called and he showed A5. It was a pot worth $1138 by the end all because he ignored my action and got huge with an inside straight draw, figuring he could bully me off of top pair.