What do you guys think I missed here? .10/.25 NLHE UB

I'm in fifth position with: two limpers before me, I make a pot sized bet ($1.35ish), two callers. There's about five dollars in the pot.

Flop: , two checks to me, I push all-in for about 9 dollars, one fold, after a few seconds one call.

Before you read the conclusion to this hand, try to think what he'd have to call with...

Turn:

River: after the ace fell I figured I was done for, even though I had two pair, which was a correct assesment cause he did have a K, infact he had two K's.

Question, did I play this too aggresively with the all-in on the flop? Should I have considered an overpair? I sure as heck didn't think so, as I'd expect to see a raise or a re-raise pre-flop.

Why don't you have $$$ on the table? If you just lost a big hand, OK. But no reason to have less that $20 on this table and at $20, re-buy for the $5. Odds don't work when your stack is low when winning coin flips still have you in spots to go broke on the next coin flip.

did I play this too aggresively with the all-in on the flop?

1.) Yes, but if you're the type that can't drop TPTK to a raise, No. Your problem is overplaying or excessive raising with TPTK.

Should I have considered an overpair?

2.) No. But not because of TPTK, but because those overcards are KK and AA. Should you have assumed that you have the best hand immediately? Yes and No. Nothing wrong with a good bet here, but your stack gets you in trouble because you've distorted your odds. Why not QJ, 77, or JJ?

3.) At most tables, I limp with AQ so if I'm leading on the flop, my around the pot bet will be lower to get information. There are many situations where I'll throw in a raise, but it's mainly to win the pot PF and I like to do it late in case I get called so I have information before I act on the flop.

Originally Posted by Beavis68

5 in the pot, he pots it, he only has 4 left, he half pots, you never know if a raise is the goods or not. A lot of people don't respect half pot bets.

I'll never respect someone with 40BBs on a NL table where the max. buy in is 100BB's. A half-pot bet would be meaningless. A pot bet is ridiculous as well. But the biggest problem is that by having nothing on the table, he's the reason why a pot bet would be ineffective. Everyone with $20+ has at least a 50% margin of error going into the hand.

I agree with the all-in because of the situation, though it's still a waste of 40BBs.