Squeeze more money out ?

[James81]

Hi,

did I bet too much on the flop ? Answere this under the aspect, to make more money, but dont give a free card (Played in the last to weeks two big hands slow - and lost at the River against a low street or runner, runner flush. So I don't want to give a card any more for free!!!)

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

UTG ($3.65)
UTG+1 ($5.66)
MP1 ($7.48)
MP2 ($8.09)
MP3 ($8.15)
CO ($10.34)
Button ($15.18)
SB ($11.56)
Hero ($9.03)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises to $0.1</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to $0.37</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $0.35, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.8</font>, UTG+1 folds, CO folds, SB calls $0.43.

Flop: ($2.07) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.5</font>, SB folds.

Final Pot: $3.57

[Abramovic]

You reraised too little preflop. Theres been a raise, a reraise, and a cold call...And you just about double the bet. This is horrible. Make it at least 1.2.

And no, your flop bet wasnt too big.

[maccamack]

No way - in my opinion you bet too little, make $1.80 at least. Also, your pre-flop re-raise was too small -make it at least $1.

This happens with AA sometimes/a lot. AA unimproved generally wins you small pots unless someone else has a big pair.

[paz]

As played, i think the $1.5 bet on the flop is fine.

I would make it at least $1 to go, PF, though. Don't want to give him a cheap shot at making a set.

[sputum]

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You reraised too little preflop. Theres been a raise, a reraise, and a cold call...And you just about double the bet. This is horrible. Make it at least 1.2.


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This makes the whole hand so much easier. With a third of your stack in you've already made money and if you get outdrawn they made a bad call preflop call.
Flop looks fine. But not reraising a decent amount pre is quite a costly mistake without very good reason. You may have got allin for stacks pre here (BIG winner), and even if you didn't that's a nice big pot to take down without a fight.
Get nearly half your stack in pre and bet flop/call any flop bet. You can't go wrong.