Quote Originally Posted by JeffreyGB
If you thought you were behind after he called your flop bet in hand 2, why bet the turn? If you were trying to get him out, more of a bet is needed. If you were waiting for aggression from him and planning to fold afterward, why not just check? As small a bet as you made (relative to the pot/flop bet), I could see decent players making a move even with nothing. On the other hand if you'd put him all-in when the 8 came, he may well have folded, unless he held the 8.
Yea, the turn bet was feeble.

Yes... and you don't need to bet the whole pot there to see where you stand, I think a 1/3-1/2 pot bet would be fine.
I made a pot-sized bet thinking most players with bottom pair or on a draw would fold. Maybe even with a Q and a crappy kicker. In essence, the bet was supposed to end the hand right there.

And it should have been as far I was concerned. But I made a bad turn bet hoping against hope he was on a draw or something.