Verifying I Played Pocket 3s Fine

Question

Starting Info

• Hero: 33
• Position: Cut-Off
• Stakes: 0.50/1.00
• Stack: 35.00
• Cash Game NLHE

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Pre-Flop action

• Hero raises to 2.00 (2BB)
• Button calls (100 behind)
• Small blind folds
• Big blind calls (80 behind)
• Pot: ~ 6.50

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Flop

• J, 5, 2
• BB checks
• Hero bets $2.50 or so
• Button calls
• BB calls
• Pot: ~ 12.50

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Turn

• 3 (making my set)
• BB checks
• I bet pot (12.00)
• Dealer calls
• BB re-raises, putting me all-in
• I call
• Button folds
• BB shows A4o for the straight

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River

• 8

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Just checking for any leaks or things I should be considering that I may not have. Thanks.

Answer 1

Some thoughts here

1. Why are you sitting in 100NL with only 35? Never do that
2. I like a bigger PF raise, 3x at a bare minimum and don't be shy about going higher than that

As played, it's hard to avoid going broke here because of the beauty of a set. So, I think you played it fine in the sense that many people can't find a fold here - myself included - but there are still things to tighten up in your game.

A4 got into the pot by getting 5.5-1 odds, that's probably not a mistake on their part and you allowed it to happen with the small PF sizing.