agent,
your play was fine if you were playing for any substantial amount of money, 10/20 n.l blinds or higher.
your thinking is right, and its absolutely the right play and you will rarely get called down in that spot at a decent sized game, and even if you do its good for your metagame image and makes it +ev.
to make that play in kitchen table poker which 25 cent 50 cent is, is terrible on your part. bluffing little games makes no sense. you will get called way more often than are supposed to and will never show a long term profit.
small stakes poker has very little strategy, especially online. its who can make the better hand.
i'd be willing to bet that i would be a long term loser playing low limit holdem online.
you made a play that is correct for a different level of opponents, but that stuff doesn't work in small stakes.
nothing to get pissed about. if you are trying to build a roll, just play 8-12 tables at once and agressively play top tier hands. use a second or third monitor for porn, so you aren't too bored, but you will still be bored silly and its a long long grind. but you will win in the long run and be bored senseless.
gl
p.s and jack, you know better. a 22 hand sample size.
