I have been playing live 1-2 the last while. I have been having a bit of a mental block that I need to get over. When I hit the flop well and then someone raises or check-raises the flop I have been playing somewhat passively fearing that villain has flopped a set. Here is an example from my session yesterday...

I am in middle position in a short handed live 1-2 game and I decide to open J-4 suited and got 2 callers behind me. Flop comes J-6-4 rainbow. SB checks, I bet out around 2/3 of the pot and the player in position raises to $50. I obviously have a pretty well hidden 2 pair but his check-raise worries me and as I have done lately, I fold to the check raise fearing that he flopped a set. I have done this a few times in the last while.

I had only been sitting a short time and Ihave not had a chance to get a decent read on this player but I knew he was quite competent. So I fold, other player calls. Hand gets to showdown and check-raiser proudly shows pocket Kings, and takes the pot.

Even though there was a very good chance that I was most likely ahead after the flop, I once again feared being up against a set in which case I would have only 2 outs to the nuts. But i was certainly dissapointed seing the pocket Kings at showdown. I knew i Missed a great oppurtunity and I'm pretty sure there was a good chance he would have been fairly pot committed at that point.

As far as the 6 on board, people in theses games always play pocket pairs to set mine so i had that thought in my mind. With a better read I may have re-raised and been in decent shape. I wonder how he would have reacted to a shove?

Any advice for getting over his mental block and folding the best hand when I could have taken a nice pot from him? At 1-2 live, at least in my local games, people really over value their over pairs and it is hands like these that really punishes them. Maybe with a set he would have smooth called to let us catch up?

How small is the chance that he would actually flop a set in that situation?

I can't be folding 2 pair to an over pair too often and expect to maximize my profits...lol

I appreciate any insights and advice in dealing with this this.

Thanks.