Hello everyone :f_drink:,
another hand I would like some input on. A ton of callers preflop, so I decide to go for a big raise, as flatting seems to be a bad play here as it is basically throwing money down the drain with so many callers. Villain seems kinda active and somewhat aggressive (at this point he had an AF of 11 - but it doesn't say much due to the small sample size, he definitely didn't play like a maniac and doesn't seem fishy).
Even though I have TPTK, the board is pretty bad and after flop CBet, I decide to go for pot control OTT, as the effective stack size left behind is pretty awkward. Villain's bet is pretty big compared to the pot, so after thinking it through, I decide to fold as I think on this board I may be very often behind, plus if I decided to call his big turn bet, I pretty much commit myself for the rest of the hand.
I really dislike the way I played this hand, looking at it, I think the sizings may not be very good, both preflop and flop. Due to my sizing, the SPR of the pot OTF is 2.5 which is in that awkward zone where I should contemplate stacking off with my TPTK. On the other hand, I can't exactly figure out how to play things differently, as raising smaller preflop probably gets me more callers as their odds improve. Any help would be appreciated.
Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 3070360
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BTN: $5.25
SB: $6.28
Hero (BB): $10.78
UTG: $5.39
UTG+1: $5.24
UTG+2: $5.00
MP1: $5.93 (24 VPIP, 17 PFR, CBet Flop 6/6, other stats pretty much irrelevant due to a sample of only 75 hands)
MP2: $5.03
CO: $10.13
Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BB with K 
A 
UTG raises to $0.15, 1 fold, UTG+2 calls $0.15, MP1 calls $0.15, 3 folds, SB calls $0.13, Hero raises to $0.80, 2 folds, MP1 calls $0.65, 1 fold
Flop: ($2.05) K 
Q 
9 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.10, MP1 calls $1.10
Turn: ($4.25) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, MP1 bets $2.04, Hero folds
Final Pot: $4.25
MP1 wins $4.07
(Rake: $0.18)
