1. I agree that I dont beat much, but just mentally I have a hard time laying down a hand that was a "big hand" preflop to a minraise on the flop, especially from an unknown, but I think its something I should start paying attention to more. If I had KK, would you push over the minraise?


2. Him calling my reraise was definitely a concern for me, but against an unknown I dont put him on QQ+, I think TT+, AK isnt out of the ordinary from a $50nl unknown. In what situation should I consider simply calling a raise preflop with a hand like QQ?


3. Glad this fold was ok, I had just lost with QQ big those two hands before and tried to not let it affect my play but wasnt sure if I was being too weak-tight here or not, glad it doesnt seem unreasonable.


4. Just realized this hand got messed up, villain was MP2, he pushed for $72.99 after my bet. Either way I didnt like a call here, especially for over 100BBs, glad people agree.


Quote Originally Posted by Renton
By the way your flop bets are a tad large IMO. And its making it very difficult for you to get away from hands.

That pot-size bet crap that people preach is a load of baloney in my experience. 2/3 the pot is usually enough to get the job done on the flop. There's no reason to bet full pot unless:

A) You are betting into a multiway pot with a strong hand or draw.
B) You are betting for value against a player who you know'll call.
C) You are betting to shut down odds for a player, and you know they'll call.

Don't bet full pot in situations where you have a hand that can't stand a reraise. Generally the only times i bet pot is preflop and on the river, except in the above special scenarios.
I typically make large flop bets simply because they typically get paid off. On all 4 flops there was a flush draw and my bet is one that often will get called by one and that is a huge mistake for them to be making. I usually find it easier to fold to a raise of a PSB or 3/4 pot bet than to a 1/2-2/3 bet simply because a raise of a bigger bet typically means more strength. So I make the bigger bets both for value and protection because if somebody is calling a 2/3 pot bet they are very likely calling a 3/4-1 pot bet and the larger bets put more money in immediately discouraging their implied odds [assuming I can get away against too much action which I feel Im atleast ok at]. Please correct me if Im wrong though.