$10 NLHE 6-max: Strange preflop call then 4bet from villain?

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watchtowel

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I did my standard raise with AK and I was going to 4bet because the 3better 3bets 20%. The strange thing was is SB first called then raised the 3bet. He is a competent player and has been playing quite standard and only taking good hands to showdown. I may be criticised for folding but what are your thoughts of this? I just didn't like it, looked like he thought about slowplaying AA / KK until he got action. With his stack size I decided not to get involved as I haven't came across a call followed by 4bet often.


poker stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1116104
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UTG: $10.25
Hero (MP): $19.51
CO: $12.30
BTN: $10.00
SB: $32.83
BB: $12.48

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is MP with K :diamond: A :club:
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.30, 1 fold, BTN calls $0.30, SB calls $0.25, BB raises to $0.60, Hero calls $0.30, 1 fold, SB raises to $2.40, BB calls $1.80, 1 fold

Flop: ($5.70) 6 :spade: 5 :club: T :spade: (2 players)
SB bets $2.40, BB folds
 
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if you said you were going to 4bet, why didnt you? You realize that you just called the 3bet and then the SB 4bet right?
 
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Oh yea so I did, sorry lol I don't know why I called. I'd have normally raised here. But what does that play mean most of the time?
 
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Usually I've found this is a mid-high pocket pair, like TT-QQ, or maybe 77+ for some. I don't know why they do this though.

Since he is that aggressive post flop you should 5-bet and get it in
 
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I've seen it done with mid pairs a lot
 
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