$2 nl How should I have played this?

pokerstars Game #19239537682: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2008/07/31 - 02:06:01 (ET)
Table 'Mauderli II' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: botbot22 ($1.89 in chips)
Seat 3: BTIL518 ($1.62 in chips)
Seat 4: BruinBC ($5.30 in chips)
Seat 5: gomaverick88 ($0.86 in chips)
Seat 6: ILLPlaya5150 ($1.29 in chips)
michiderboss was removed from the table for failing to post
BTIL518: posts small blind $0.01
BruinBC: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to botbot22 [Kh Ks]
gomaverick88: folds
ILLPlaya5150: calls $0.02
gomaverick88 is sitting out
botbot22: raises $0.04 to $0.06
BTIL518: folds
BruinBC: calls $0.04
ILLPlaya5150: calls $0.04
*** FLOP *** [4c 6d Jd]
BruinBC: checks
ILLPlaya5150: bets $0.12
botbot22: raises $0.24 to $0.36
BruinBC: folds
ILLPlaya5150: calls $0.24
*** TURN *** [4c 6d Jd] 7♦
ILLPlaya5150: checks
botbot22: checks
*** RIVER *** [4c 6d Jd 7d] 2♠
ILLPlaya5150: bets $0.24
botbot22: calls $0.24
*** SHOW DOWN ***
ILLPlaya5150: shows [Tc Ts] (a pair of Tens)
botbot22: shows [Kh Ks] (a pair of Kings)
botbot22 collected $1.34 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1.39 | Rake $0.05
Board [4c 6d Jd 7d 2s]
Seat 1: botbot22 (button) showed [Kh Ks] and won ($1.34) with a pair of Kings
Seat 3: BTIL518 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: BruinBC (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 5: gomaverick88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: ILLPlaya5150 showed [Tc Ts] and lost with a pair of Tens

Lopos said:

botbot22: raises $0.04 to $0.06 raise to $0.13

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Everything else is standard. Hide the results next time. You should at least be raising the size of the pot preflop. There's 2 limpers, 3 cents in blinds, and a poster. So thats 2+2+3+2 = 9 cents. A pot sized raise is to $0.13.

Were you talking about my A10 hand or my KK hand? I posted the wrong one on accident and switched it to the right one.

I was talking about the AT hand.

My advice for the kings hand is still the same. Raise more preflop.

You could also raise more on the flop (to like $0.50, but that's just personal preference). 3x their bet is okay, but you could probably get more value

Checking the turn is fine, especially if you have a read that says he loves suited cards. But at 2$ NL, I probably look to get all in here on the turn, and get value from a jack.

Yea, I was planing on getting it in on the turn if no Diamond hit. Instead I played it safe assuming he had the flush draw.

The time you take all the money from a guy who has a jack will make up for the time you lose to a flush. You can't be afraid to lose money!

Yeah, in uNL raise more pf. 5 or 6x bb.

I have Decided to chenge my PFR amount to 3xBB +1BB for each additional limper.

Lopos said:

I have Decided to chenge my PFR amount to 3xBB +1BB for each additional limper.

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Good plan. You could take it slightly higher even for $2NL, lower for late in SnGs.

But to not confuse things, 3X + 1 for limpers is a good basic approach.

Remember to keep a feel for the players and the table though. If you know someone calls everything, feel free to raise more with your AA/KK.

raise more preflop
NL2: never slowplay, never minraise