The first one was when I had AA in the SB. It folded all the way around. Out of my typcall AA habit, I raised 3x the BB or made it $4 to play. BB folded and I won $1. Since one of the primary reasons for preflop raises w AA is toget it heads up, I had little to gain by a big raise. I should have raised it $1 and suckered him in. Thoughts?
The second one was just stupid. A guy bet, and I counted my outs and pot odds. I counted 4 outs to my belly buster and determined that given the bet and pot size, I needed at least 6 outs to call. I folded. The turn reminded me that I actually had a "double belly buster" or 8-outer. Thus, I should have called and I would have won. No further discussion required...I was pissed. It held up on the river too, and the guys were all in with competing sets. Frustrating and dumb.
Random thoughts from a lawyer, an accountant, a commodities trader, an ex-Marine and a WSOP Main Event money finisher that don't know as much as they wish they did...