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The point is not that it is a pot sized bet, but more that Daniel will not overbet the pot ever. Daniel's small ball approach is to bet between 50-75% of the pot in almost all cases. Though I don't necessarily agree with this approach in every situation, I'm sure he will go into detail about the exceptions in his book. So if there was 1 caller, he may still make it 57k but more likely bet 2.5x the big blind. In this case, 2.5x the big blind would have been 60k and would have been over betting the pot; something Daniel's small approach is very much against. He clearly did not want to limp and f

So I don't agree with the flat call pre-flop, but that might be based on the game and my table image. I also found out more information by raising and seeing his reaction to the raise. I could tell that he did not love being raised there, but definitely thought that he could outplay me after. Based on these factors, I put him initially on a biggish middle pair or possibly even a weakish A - possibly suited.I was not looking so much for how I should have played the hand to that point though I appreciate the notes. I was however looking for what might be the best thing to do from that point. It

Bellagio 2/5 NL HE (9-handed)NJ $550CO $650NJ is SB with J J . CO is an interesting player. Seems to change style often. He varies from a seemingly calling station (with something marginal to strong) to a decent post flop aggressor and appears to be playing solid and building a stack.Note: CO earlier caught NJ in a bluff. Brief - unraised pot, NJ limped with 24x. Flop came A59x. 3 players, Non CO bet $15, CO called, NJ called. Turn paired the 5. Checked around. River bricked 7. Checked to NJ (button at time). NJ bet $80 into $70 pot (thought everyone was weak). Non CO folded, CO called and

I know we are analyzing Cobalt's play and everything but I think the real mistake was made by BB on the flop, thus giving Cobalt the chance to slightly misplay/luck his way out. I don't mind the check on the flop to illicit a bet but the mini-raise is only going to bring in a Qh or Ah which is something that I would think the BB would not want. Of course he is sitting on a big stack and can probably afford to make that play, but that is just not the way I would have played it. Yes, the money was in ahead but he could have probably taken down a smaller pot by making a substantial raise on the f