2nd Pair and Decent Flush Draw after Flop. Did I play this poorly?

[jcchou]

***** Hand History for Game 2622391684 *****
$100 NL Texas Hold'em - Tuesday, August 30, 03:02:01 EDT 2005
Table Table 37039 (Real Money)
Seat 9 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 3: i8mycards ( $73.65 )
Seat 4: digger1961 ( $142.05 )
Seat 6: pressure2 ( $52.80 )
Seat 8: vbeloshapkin ( $158.40 )
Seat 9: Dominic8822 ( $155.10 )
Seat 10: jcchou ( $57.95 )
Seat 1: Rush101 ( $93.50 )
Seat 5: toddm_ak ( $103 )
Seat 2: fahlander ( $96 )
Seat 7: RunYouDown ( $50 )
jcchou posts small blind [$0.50].
Rush101 posts big blind [$1].
RunYouDown posts big blind [$1].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to jcchou [ Qd 9d ]
fahlander calls [$1].
i8mycards folds.
toddm_ak folds.
pressure2 folds.
RunYouDown checks.
Dominic8822 folds.
jcchou calls [$0.50].
Rush101 checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Td, 9c, 5d ]
>You have options at Table 11491 Table!.
jcchou checks.
Rush101 checks.
fahlander bets [$3].
RunYouDown folds.
jcchou raises [$12].
Rush101 folds.
fahlander raises [$53].
>You have options at Table 11491 Table!.
jcchou: may the force be with me
jcchou is all-In [$44.95]
fahlander calls [$0.95].
** Dealing Turn ** [ Jc ]
** Dealing River ** [ 8d ]
fahlander shows [ Js, Jh ] three of a kind, jacks.
jcchou shows [ Qd, 9d ] a flush, queen high.
jcchou wins $114.90 from the main pot with a flush, queen high.

[creedofhubris]

So raising the flop is a good plan. The decision comes when he moves all-in.

With a hand like yours and the amount of dead money in the pot, you're slightly +EV against two pair, and you're -EV against a set. You're solidly +EV against any other hand.

If you're underbankrolled, you could fold, because it's high variance, but otherwise, call, because it's fun and good for your image.

[jcchou]

can anyone else help with this please?

[Ojo_Rojo]

creedofhubris' response is sufficient...

The only hands youre in trouble against are TT, 99, 55. If you think your opponent could go all in on the flop with anything else, then it is a good call.

Ojo_Rojo

ps. this should really be in the PL+NL small stakes forum.

[Marlow]

Hello. You are probably going to get the help you need in the Small Stakes NL forum. Generally, the lowest stakes people post about here is 400.

gl

Marlow