PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($2.49)
BB ($15.95)
UTG ($5.49)
MP ($6.05)
CO ($2.92)
Button ($1.28)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
UTG raises to $0.04, MP calls $0.04, 1 fold, Button calls $0.04, Hero raises to $0.32, 1 fold, UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls $0.28.

Flop: ($0.74) , , (2 players)
Hero bets $2.17 (All-In), Button calls $0.96 (All-In).

Turn: ($3.87) (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($3.87) (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $3.87

Results in white below:
Hero has Ac Ad (two pair, aces and sevens).
Button has 9h 7s (three of a kind, sevens).
Outcome: Button wins $2.66. Hero wins $1.21.

umm... 3 hands later

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

saw flop|saw showdown

Hero ($1.21)
CO ($15.95)
Button ($5.59)
SB ($5.96)
BB ($2.88)
UTG ($2.44)

Preflop: Hero is MP with , .
UTG calls $0.02, Hero raises to $0.14, 1 fold, Button calls $0.14, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.12.

Flop: ($0.45) , , (3 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $1.07 (All-In), Button folds, UTG calls $1.07.

Turn: ($2.59) (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($2.59) (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $2.59

Results in white below:
UTG has Kh Ad (one pair, eights).
Hero has Ah As (two pair, aces and eights).
Outcome: Hero wins $2.59.

Come on dude, he had top pair on that first one.

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as a good general rule, don't ever bet more than the size of the pot

Er... against good players it is probably true. They will be scared away too easily.
However, against very weak calling station players, over-betting may be profitable in the long run. Their horrible calls only bad beats you 1/5 of the time, right?