NL25 - Betsizing check

[tedmondh]

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $33.30
BB: $28.20
UTG: $36.50
MP: $6.20
CO: $27.05
Hero (BTN): $25.80

Preflop: Hero is dealt K/images/graemlins/heart.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif (6 Players)
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="red">MP raises to $0.50</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $1.50</font>, 3 folds, MP calls $1.00

Flop: ($3.60) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">MP bets $0.25</font>, <font color="red">Hero raises to $2.00</font>, MP calls $1.75

Turn: ($7.60) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif (2 Players)
MP checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $4.50</font>

Villian has been limping in, calling my raises, and betting 0.25 on the flop almost every single time. I just want to check that my bet sizing is appropriate. Was the flop raise enough?

[kurto]

better.

If he's really bad and you think you're ahead here.. against calling stations I pot sized bet every street.

[hallo!]

well...i think the bet is ok. But do you really think raising with KT is a good idea? Even from the button against a small stack?

[Kasane]

KT is a sucky hand. If you're going to rr pf, you'd have to make it more than that. I call junky pf mr with the button -- and while I don't generally like calling with KT, I don't mind calling with position to a mr. HU, your raise would be fine considering how short MP is, but with 3 to act behind, you're giving 'em plenty to call with.

As played, typically raise more on the flop. 1/2 pot is not a good raise. What would you have bet if checked to? More like 2/3's pot, I would guess. However, against an idiot who only has a smidgen left, your bet is fine, maybe a touch more. Turn is fine.

[KEW]

DO NOT 3 bet KTo..

3 bet needs to be larger..I goto about $2.25(with the extra limper)...On flop just put villain AI

[joelav128]

i don't like the 3 bet pf i probably just fold it but as played the bet sizes look about right to me.

[xd40]

i would only make that raise against a shortstack with any kind of read. i played many weaktight shortstacks that raise min with premium and c/c all the way

[tedmondh]

Well I consider the Villian's raises to mean nothing, as he has done it every single hand, so instead of it being a 3bet pf, I regard it as a normal raise on the button.

As I forgot to mention earlier, I had been playing with the villian quite a bit and he has done the same thing, folding to every re-raise I make on the flop.

This was the only time he called, so I wanted to make sure the turn bet was correct.

[antman1437]

Just regarding bet-sizing, I would go for 5.50 or 6 on the turn. 4.50 into 7.60 seems a bit small against a loose passive min-bettor.