PokerStars Zoom, Hold'em No Limit - $0.02/$0.05 - 6 players
Hand delivered by Upswing Poker
UTG: $5.81 (116 bb)
MP (Hero): $5.14 (103 bb)
CO: $12.65 (253 bb)
BU: $5.78 (116 bb)
SB: $5.82 (116 bb)
BB: $5.89 (118 bb)
Pre-Flop: ($0.07) Hero is MP with K♦ A♠
1 fold, Hero raises to $0.15, CO 3-bets to $0.45, 3 players fold, Hero calls $0.30
Flop: ($0.97) 5♦ 6♣ Q♠ (2 players)
Hero checks, CO bets $0.42, Hero raises to $0.84, CO folds
Total pot: $1.81 (Rake: $0.08)
MP (Hero) wins $1.73
Well, it worked, but was it a good move?
I sometimes try this but very rarely, I'm aware I can get myself into a bad situation.
But why did I do that?
It was purely based on the villain's bet size. He bet roughly half pot on a dry board. It told me he doesn't know what to do with his hand so he bet half pot as a default bet. I don't want to risk much so I just min-raised. If he had something he could continue or he would called or raised. Then I would give up.
My raise was small enough for me to risk it and big enough to make him fold his meh hand at the same time.