50NL AK vs shortstack

[b_onnie]

First post here so please be nice.

I have had some trouble lately with shortstacks winning with low pocketpairs against my unimproved AK/AQ kind of hands. This hand I was saved by the river but was I right to take a stab on the turn or should I had slowed down after the villian call from my weak flop bet?

New to the table so I have no numbers on villian but I have seen him show a Q with weak kicker twize before this hand (only hands he have shown). Guess he is kind of loose.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($56.50)
Hero ($56.20)
BB ($47.09)
UTG ($16.49)
MP ($19.99)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, K/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, MP calls $1, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls $2, MP calls $2.

Flop: ($9.50) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, UTG folds, MP calls $3.

Turn: ($15.50) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, MP calls $6.

River: ($27.50) K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

[Nogatsira]

I'd make it 3.5-4 preflop because you're out of position the entire hand.

The flop bet is plain ugly. If you c/bet, then make it around $7.

You could fire again on the turn, or just check, but if you bet, again, make it bigger. $13 to put him AI would be good, let him deside for all his chips if you second barrel.

[MrWooster]

I agree, you bets are way too small

[Murd0c]

I agree with nog. Your bets should be at least half the pot on the flop and turn if your going to make them and preferably more like 2/3 or 3/4. Turn would be read dependent.

[cooker3]

Yeah as said above your bet sizing is pretty horrible. Bet more everywhere. I normally check against most opponants on the turn but depends on who it is.