Live $1/2 Turn bet sizing ponderance

[clivedog]

1/2 NLH live 9-handed,

Seat 1: solid player makes it $12
Seat 2:folds
Seat 3:folds
Clive ($215): 99 calls
Seat 5:folds
Seat 6:calls
Seat 7:folds
Seat 8: splashy player who likes to play pots vs seats 1 & 4 calls from SB
Seat 9: folds

755
pot:$50
Seat 8 ($450): checks/calls
Seat 1 ($xxx): checks/folds
Clive ($203): bets $23
Seat 6 ($xxx): folds

7553
pot:$84

Seat 8 ($427): checks/raises to $147
Clive ($180):bets $47/hates life, finds a fold. Seat 8 likes to call his chips off more than he likes to bet them off, so the checkraise was a bit of a flag.

Obviously he was a nice enough guy to show me the 64 he decided to try to torch $11 preflop with, defending his small blind, which is not even close to being the point of the story.

My question is about my turn bet sizing. Seat 1, to whom I talked later about it, said he likes a thirtysomething bet more than a fortysomething bet in that spot, that it's a good spot to exercise a little pot control. Taking into account the fact that he's a much better poker player than I am, I'm inclined to believe him. Any thoughts on any part of the hand are fine. It wasn't a super interesting hand, but I realize the potential long term savings of chopping down the bet size a bit, especially when you're near the bottom of your range. I always like to know when I can get the same result for fewer chips.

[Journeyman_1]

i like your bet, any less gives great odds to FD's.

also, lol at 99 being close to the bottom of your range here.

[MoNy_AlphaOmega]

Bottom line is your playing live 1/2. A lot of dumb ****s gonna happen. Your not gonna make a long term profit trying to take pots down when u think u have the best hand. Your gonna make your money by getting value out of pretty much any hand while some other dumb ass is chasing or married to their top pair. In my experience live 1/2 players r pretty much bottom of the barrel. Just wait for the nuts, ur gonna get paid off

[a10fouru]

I think the turn bet size is fine given your table position. I am probably betting larger on the flop though. If this guy is going to chase a draw, he needs to be getting incorrect odds.

[Enzown]

Turn size is ok, I'd bet like $35 on the flop though.