Why am I afraidat the table?

[Guruman]

Bill Fillmaff is my hero. "I value call my nuts!"

[ChuckyB]

Sorry...I should have pointed out it was a 6-max table. And the flop action was him raising my bet, not a check-raise. I don't have access to my hand history right now, but I must have been in the small blind.

[dogmeat]

You are afraid because you don't know what you are doing (I am a little confused about your original post, and then what you changed it to), but lets say this is what happened:

6-max table

You are in the small blind and raise to $2, one caller. On the flop, you have KQ and see KTx rainbow. You bet $2 (That's your first mistake). You call a $2 raise (That's your second mistake). Ace hits the turn and you check (That's your third mistake, three strikes and you are out) -h

WHY?

Here is how I view this hand:

(does not matter whether he called or put in a raise to .75 pre-flop). You made it $2 and there was no raise, just a call. I don't believe he holds AK, or any pocket pair of face cards.

Flop, you make top pair and 2nd kicker.
1) There is a possible straight draw out there, you have a good hand, you should be betting $6 NOT $2
2) On his raise, you assume he has what? What makes sense? kx or tx? You beat either one. So, you reraise your stack.
now you don't have to worry about the turn.

If somehow you get to the turn without raising all-in, and just called, then you are screwed when the ace hits. I don't expect AK, but AT is a very real possibility, it's also possible he made a straight, so now you probably have to dump it. However, this is when you need to have watched your players. Whould he make such a large bet without a hand? It does seem a little excessive, he might offer you (thinking you have a straight draw) a price of say 3-1 now, instead of 30/20. So, this might be a steal. Your chance to get all-in. However, since you only have $6 invested, you can probably find a better spot.

Better luck next time.

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[SpeakEasy]

Fear at NL is caused by:

A) Losing your money.
B) Looking like you are inexperienced to other players.
C) Feeling inexperienced.
D) Not having fun.

Solutions:

A) Play at a level consistent with your bankroll. You should play at a level such that, if you lose the entire stack in front of you, it has zero effect on your total bankroll.
B) Practice, practice, practice.
C) Loosen up and have fun.