JJ, first hand of the day.

[Entity]

Everything look standard? I'm still never sure whether to lead out or try to checkraise or what with reasonable holdings. Preflop raise is pretty standard right?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (10 handed) converter

MP1 ($60.15)
MP2 ($42.55)
MP3 ($47.9)
CO ($18.5)
Button ($26)
SB ($63.15)
Hero ($25)
UTG ($24.5)
UTG+1 ($27.05)
UTG+2 ($65.45)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $0.50, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, CO folds, Button folds, SB (poster) completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, UTG+1 calls $2.50, MP3 calls $2.50, SB folds.

Flop: ($9.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $6</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP3 calls $6.

Turn: ($21.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero bets $16 (all-in), MP3 calls $16.

River: ($37.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: $37.50

[Wayfare]

Tough to play out of the big blind, but obviously maximizes your returns when you flop big. Nice hand, especially nice bet on flop to get in on turn.

[Tilt]

Perfect. C/r is overrated. Gives away too much information in this case.

[TheWorstPlayer]

Don't want to check-raise with draws on the flop. Besides, if you check-raise when you hit it hard then it is quite clear when you bet after raising that you haven't hit it hard. Better, especially heads up, just to take a shot at the pot on the flop. If he didnt hit anything, you wont get a checkraise in anyways, and if he has anything, he will more likely call, thinking that you may be trying to steal after raising. This betting pattern with a good hand will also help the times when you actually just try to steal when you miss.

[schwza]

i would have bet 8 into that flop rather than 6 to charge the draws a little more. well played.

[TheWorstPlayer]

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I also would have bet more. Closer to the pot when there are draws on the board.