25NL: Was this the worst play or best bluff ever?

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the point of making bets like this preflop is to disguise your hand range. its unnecessary at nl25 because there are so many people who will pay you off with mid pair no kicker.

having said that, there are players at every limit that will fold to your turn shove. you need to know something about your opponent (is he a nit, is he a calling station, etc.) before you blindly go making huge bluffs. obviously there are more calling stations at lower levels and its unfortunate that you got looked up by a hand like that on this board but you need to look past the results of this hand to realize why its not a good play