Quote Originally Posted by grnydrowave2
Against a shorty, I have a tendency to bet smaller. In this case, I would normally bet $4 and try to get the rest of it on the river. However, I have my doubts as to whether or not this is optimal. It's probably a leak in my game.
It's fine, by betting smaller you induce these idiots to push over you and make them think they have FE. But by putting them all in you also make it look like a bluff, so basically bet super small=>overbet>bet normal