My first real money hand of any consequence- advice?

[flyangler]

My first real money experience online (I've played live home games many times), and I got served. This is about 12 hands in to a .25/.50 ring game. Any advice?

Seat 1: DB_88 ($4.55 in chips)
Seat 2: NutzoJoe ($39.25 in chips)
Seat 3: davidkurosh ($7.85 in chips)
Seat 4: jaymes-y ($12 in chips)
Seat 5: Mike Oxmall2 ($21.60 in chips)
Seat 6: NewKnee9 ($15.50 in chips)
Seat 7: waveridin59 ($15.15 in chips)
Seat 8: alfy007 ($16.55 in chips)
Seat 9: mulchachie ($11.30 in chips)
Seat 10: flyangler [QS,10D] ($4.25 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
waveridin59 posts blind ($0.10), alfy007 posts blind ($0.25).

PRE-FLOP
mulchachie calls $0.25, flyangler calls $0.25, DB_88 folds, NutzoJoe calls $0.25, davidkurosh folds, jaymes-y calls $0.25, Mike Oxmall2 calls $0.25, NewKnee9 folds, waveridin59 folds, alfy007 checks.

FLOP
alfy007 checks, mulchachie bets $0.25, flyangler calls $0.25, NutzoJoe folds, jaymes-y calls $0.25, Mike Oxmall2 folds, alfy007 calls $0.25.

TURN [board cards 5C,10C,6D,10H ]
alfy007 checks, mulchachie bets $0.50, flyangler bets $1, jaymes-y folds, alfy007 folds, mulchachie bets $1,flyangler bets $1, mulchachie calls $0.50.

RIVER [board cards 5C,10C,6D,10H,4H ]
mulchachie bets $0.50, flyangler bets $1, mulchachie calls $0.50.

SHOWDOWN
flyangler shows [ QS,10D ]
mulchachie shows [ 10S,KS ]
mulchachie wins $8.20.




SUMMARY
Dealer: NewKnee9
Pot: $8.60, (including rake: $0.40)
DB_88, loses $0
NutzoJoe, loses $0.25
davidkurosh, loses $0
jaymes-y, loses $0.50
Mike Oxmall2, loses $0.25
NewKnee9, loses $0
waveridin59, loses $0.10
alfy007, loses $0.50
mulchachie, bets $3.50, collects $8.20, net $4.70
[b]flyangler, loses $3.50

What should I have done differently? Is the reraise a redflag that I should have seen as a real threat and just called (I thought maybe she had two pair)? Any advice would be great.

[ArturiusX]

First, convert your hand here: http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi

[NAU_Player]

Welcome to the forums!

As Arturius said, use the converter when you post hands. It cleans it up, makes it easier to read, and protects the identity of anyone in the hand.

As far as the hand goes, unless I know the table is going to be extremely loose (which it appears it was) I tend to fold PF. However calling seems Ok in this situation.

I raise the flop. you have TPGK, but are vulnerable to redraws.

On the turn, when you get 3-bet I like calling down. You have a good kicker, but the villain is representing at least the other T if not a boat.

I call the river.

[ArturiusX]

QTo is a terrible hand to limp early with. Its prone to domination, and doesn't make that many hands which hold up multiway.

Consider buying Small Stakes Hold Em by Ed Miller, learn good preflop play from that.

[flyangler]

I play at pokerroom.com and the converter doesn't support that format. /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Catt]

In addition to not limping here, don't sit at a table with less than 12 BBs.

Welcome to the forums.

[imported_leader]

Some advice:

When you sit at a .25/.50 table you should have about $20 dollars in front of you.

QTo is a bad hand. Never play it from early or middle position.

Don't call the flop bet you have top pair and a good kicker so raise. The rest of the hand plays very different if you play it like this.

[kurosh]

Who the [censored] is davidkurosh? What kind of a name is that? Hmmm, I'll have to hunt him down.

[cmwck]

Pre-Pre-Flop: Make sure you have at least 12BB in your stack before you start a hand.
Pre-Flop: You're limping QTo in EP? Fold.
Flop: Raise to protect your hand.
Turn: Looks good.
River: I think i'd just call the river.