2 NL pre-flop raise

2 NL pre-flop raise

Was it a mistake to raise to 6 BB here ? Should I have limped instead ?


Poker Hand #HD2906267479: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) - 2026/06/10 15:37:08
Table 'NLHWhite109' 6-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: dfe85671 ($1.47 in chips)
Seat 2: 5087b84a ($2.4 in chips)
Seat 3: 5f6acbcb ($3.18 in chips)
Seat 4: Hero ($1.64 in chips)
Seat 5: f66403c6 ($1.98 in chips)
Seat 6: 56e687f8 ($2.17 in chips)
f66403c6: posts small blind $0.01
56e687f8: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to dfe85671
Dealt to 5087b84a
Dealt to 5f6acbcb
Dealt to Hero [Qs Kc]
Dealt to f66403c6
Dealt to 56e687f8
dfe85671: raises $0.02 to $0.04
5087b84a: folds
5f6acbcb: folds
Hero: raises $0.08 to $0.12
f66403c6: folds
56e687f8: folds
dfe85671: calls $0.08
*** FLOP *** [9h 3d 7d]
dfe85671: checks
Hero: bets $0.21
dfe85671: calls $0.21
*** TURN *** [9h 3d 7d] [2s]
dfe85671: checks
Hero: bets $0.52
dfe85671: folds
Uncalled bet ($0.52) returned to Hero
*** SHOWDOWN ***
Hero collected $0.64 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $0.69 | Rake $0.03 | Jackpot $0.02 | Bingo $0 | Fortune $0 | Tax $0
Board [9h 3d 7d 2s]
Seat 1: dfe85671 folded on the Turn
Seat 2: 5087b84a folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 5f6acbcb folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Hero (button) won ($0.64)
Seat 5: f66403c6 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: 56e687f8 (big blind) folded before Flop

10 June 2026 at 08:49 PM
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You raised well, according to many available pre-flop ranges, for position BTN (you) vs LJ (villain), KQo is a 3-bet like you did. In BTN you are only calling pocket pairs and suited connectors.

The flop did not connect with your KQo well. At 2NL I would just check and maybe take a stab on the turn with a small bet, but auto-firing 2/3 pot two times with air will often not end well.

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