i'm sure you're already doing this, but analyze (through hand histories) EVERY single hand you bet - the wins and losses. i do this the next day and when replaying the hands, everything seems so obvious. but it's a lot to think about when you're in the midst of a hand.

some random thoughts:

- play some $6 NL SNG tourney's - you pay your $6 bucks and just play. for me, the tourney's get the money out of my mind on each bet. you can play a lot of hands and the worst that will happen is you lose your $6. you have to really pay attention to position, other players, etc. because you have a limited time to act (as they do to), and need to watch for opportunities to make a move, but you play with the same players for the duration. tourney strategy is a bit different, but play a tight-aggessive NL game and you should make it into the money. see the FTR tourney section for 'lots of good approaches.

- don't sweat the bad beats (like i don't ) - and use the times you get outplayed as lessons. and suck it up and tell the person nice hand.

- specific to this case, i'd bet the flop (he calls - ok interesting), check the turn (if he's slowplaying, he'll probably check), check or small bet the river - if a big reraise comes back at you, and you're not familiar with his play, fold.

now, if i could only consistently take my own advice...