25NL - AK UI

[pena]

UTG:26/4/3

I've used to play fixed-limit. So I don't feel myself very comfortable at NL tables. Maybe bet on flop was too tiny? How did I play this, what do you think?
Can I call this A-high? I'm short-stacked.

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UTG ($80.90)
MP ($11.30)
CO ($26.30)
Button ($9.50)
SB ($27)
Hero ($6.30)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.5</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, UTG calls $1.25.

Flop: ($3.60) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.75</font>, UTG calls $0.75.

Turn: ($5.10) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.75</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $3</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $8.85

[maccamack]

The bet on the flop was well weak - if you are going to bet this flop (and you should), then make it for 3/4 pot at least. An observant opponent will read your flop bet for exactly what it is and raise you there. I suspect you ran into some one who had a pair who probably wouldn't have folded no matter what you did.

In a re-raised pot, people go from thinking AK (pre-flop raise) to AA/KK (re-raised) so play it strong.