NL 10, top two pair, against overbetting

[wnmpkr]

Prima Network No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button ($11.36)
SB ($11.70)
BB ($2.95)
UTG ($11.83)
Hero ($9.47)
CO ($4.25)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.6</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $0.60, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: ($1.35) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $0.33</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $1.17</font>, Hero calls $0.84.

Turn: ($3.69) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $9.59 (All-In)</font>,
hero?

[Waingro]

Ok this is not very good. Why are you betting such a tiny sum on the flop? Somewhere between $1 and $1.35 is standard. When he raises, why did you call? There are a gazillion hands villain could play this way and you beat almost all of them. 3bet to $4. On the turn, you are 25-30% vs non-nut flushes and small sets. And there is so many crappy 2pair hands that villain could play like that so I call.

[wnmpkr]

because i want to provoke him to raise.

[filsteal]

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because i want to provoke him to raise.

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Unless you have a specific read that villain likes to C/R small bets with air or something like that, you're still much better off if you go ahead and bet 3/4-full pot here.