I should have mucked it huh?

[PapiChulo503]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Hero (t1195)
UTG (t1380)
MP (t1200)
CO (t2755)
Button (t630)
SB (t840)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls t50, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero checks.

Flop: (t125) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t50</font>, Hero calls t50.

Turn: (t225) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t50</font>, Hero calls t50.

River: (t325) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t50</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t375


Would coming out with a pot sized bet on the flop been a better approach?

[Simplistic]

one approach is 3x raising, which might get the pot there and a free card on the turn.

i prefer that to first barrel

[RobGW]

You were not getting the odds to chase on the flop. I would have bet out the flop though. You are only against one player, and the flop has one high card and 2 low ones. Youve got the flush draw, so there isn't really anything for him to draw to so a bet here should take it down unless he happens to have a J. I don't bluff often this early but it seems this would be a good spot. Of course it would depend on my opponent. If he refuses to fold often then I might let this one go.