Operation: To Simply Get Better!

[Kijjo]

I'm ok with hoping for a c/r situaiton in this hand because the board is so dry. The problem is that you're right, 2NL often doesn't produce the result you're hoping for here. The fact that you only get 1 caller on the turn tells you that you likely would have taken it down of the flop with the same bet I think - I think he's often coming along because you checked the first time so he thinks you're bluffing or really weak. Although you're hoping for a bigger pot with such a great hand, at that point it was 25 cents, which is more than 10% of your stack, so at least it's decent.

[FMLwin422]

I'm ok with hoping for a c/r situaiton in this hand because the board is so dry. The problem is that you're right, 2NL often doesn't produce the result you're hoping for here. The fact that you only get 1 caller on the turn tells you that you likely would have taken it down of the flop with the same bet I think - I think he's often coming along because you checked the first time so he thinks you're bluffing or really weak. Although you're hoping for a bigger pot with such a great hand, at that point it was 25 cents, which is more than 10% of your stack, so at least it's decent.

Yeah, I am generally just starting to feel like the best way for me to beat these stakes is just make simple plays. Most people at 2nl are not thinking about what my hand is, or why I am logically doing something. They are loose passive stations. So it makes more sense for me to just play consistently straight forward.