Second hand from 1st session. Comments also please

In this one I felt he had overs and I wanted to take away any tough decisions OOP here. Was this just stupid?

I am donking the micros because I have the BR to do it courtesy of my sensational limt game (Im modest), but damn I feel like an idiot playing this NL. Need to study and learn if I am going to evolve.


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) from (Format: Bet The Pot)

MP1 ($6)
MP2 ($9.50)
MP3 ($19.30)
CO ($29.90)
Button ($15.20)
SB ($5.20)
Hero ($16.20)
UTG ($17.25)
UTG+1 ($35.65)

Preflop: Hero is BB with , .
UTG calls $0.25, 2 folds, MP2 raises to $1.5, 4 folds, Hero raises to $3.25, UTG folds, MP2 raises to $5, Hero calls $1.75.

Flop: ($10.35) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $4.5, MP2 calls $4.50 (All-In).

Turn: ($19.35) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($19.35) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $19.35

I think this is a fold preflop to his 4th bet.

Players rarely (IMO) do this preflop with AK, and you are now pot commited with a hand which is almost certainly a 4-1 dog.


I don't like re-raising short stacks preflop with marginal hands, I would rather call and see the flop.... OK if the flop comes 9-2-4 you still pay him off with your overpair, and he gets a chance to escape from a missed AK... but you still don't commit lots of chips preflop with a medium sized pocket pair.


Also, at NL25 I rebuy when my stack drops below $20 - The standard PFR is usually $1, I want 20x that amount in my stack for implied odds purposes.

At NL50 I rebuy when my stack drops below $40.

I reload whenever I lose 0.5BB or more. There's just no reason not to, it takes half a second, and you're costing yourself money by not doing it.