I just had a rather interesting hand where I laid down an overpair, QQ.

Two people fold and I raise to $2 preflop with QQ. Guy to my left reraises to $5 and everyone folds to me. I call.

Mistake #1: I think I could have reraised him here to like $12, then fold to an all-in.

Flop comes out 378 rainbow. The pot is $10 now and I bet out $4.

Mistake #2: I should have made a much more substantial bet. $4 into $10 is nothing. I think a bet of $6 or $7 would have been much better.

The guy reraises me on the flop to $10. Guess what? I folded my QQ. I was pretty confident he had me beat, either with a set (most unlikely) or with KK or AA (more likely).

After reviewing the hand, however, I think I would have done the exact same thing if I were him, if he had TT or JJ. Then again, I would have done the same with KK or AA. This is one of those hands where its 50/50. You have to go with your gut and do what you think is best. I wanted to wait until I had the best opportunity, until I was positive I had the winning hand.