Message Board : A fun fixed buy-in NL hand

I asked the question a few weeks back about playing in California fixed buy-in NL games where you only start with a max of 40BB, specifically about pre-flop hand selection. Not long after that, I had the opportunity to play the $200 max NL at Hollywood Park (3/5 blinds).

I’m in the BB, and it is literally my first hand, so I have a full $200 stack. The hand before, the guy on my immediate right just donked off a bunch of chips, and I felt he was steaming pretty good.

A guy in MP opens for $15. He gets one caller behind him. The SB, who is steaming, raises to $45. I look down at KK. Fantastic. 

I felt calling would be a terrible play, so I decided I had to raise. And since any raise would pretty much commit me, I went ahead and pushed. The original raiser folded, as did the caller. To my surprise, the SB called (he had less than $100 behind).

I turn over my KK. He turns over his KK.

Dang. 

Or QQ. The flop came QQT.