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opponent in this hand was 27/20 with a 11% 3 bet who does the majority of his 3 betting in position from CO and button.

Should I just c/r the flop and get it in, im sure hell stack weaker kings, but I also think hell barrel air on the turn quite a bit.

That turn was the worst card in the deck prolly. It also really hits my perceived range so I dont think his bet is weak

Poker Stars $200.00 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 219128
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CO: $288.15
BTN: $210.60
SB: $217.65
BB: $283.20
UTG: $177.35
Hero (MP): $216.10

Pre Flop: ($3.00) Hero is MP with K Q
1 fold, Hero raises to $6, CO raises to $18, 3 folds, Hero calls $12

Flop: ($39.00) T 8 K (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $25.00, Hero calls $25

Turn: ($89.00) J (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $60.00, Hero folds

Final Pot: $89.00
CO wins $86.00
(Rake: $3.00)

I'd fold preflop or 4bet bluff. I'd be fine with calling if we were suited, but I think KQo is just too tough oop w/ fairly high reverse implied odds. Both calling the flop and c/raising small to induce some AQ type gutshots to shove seems fine. On the turn I'm not sure what to do, I agree with you that he probably isn't barreling this turn with total air since you have way too many pair+draws. My instinct is to shove over his turn bet, but I don't really have much great reasoning behind it besides the strength of our hand. Since he's probably not folding anything better maybe it's better to c/c and c/c to keep the rare bluffs in his range.

Preflop call is super supoer standard given his wide 3bet range.

Given there are a lot of bad turn cards, which you are unsure about how he will play (ie. will he barrel an Ace,queen, jack,ten,9,8, and blanks) your options are.

C/raising flop and getting it in
C/c down
C/c flop and c/f bad turns

Given his wide 3bet range, you still have some equity when behind and if you havent been 3bet calling/4bet bluffin I wouldnt assume JJ/TT isnt in his range (and probably more polarised to hands like KQ,AK,AA,KK).

Because of that I really like c/c down.