QJs 25NL
 

I'm new around here and to NL cash games in general. After I played this hand, I felt like my line was a little fishy. Thanks for any advice.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP ($10.15)
Hero ($33.10)
Button ($64.90)
SB ($75.94)
BB ($43.24)
UTG ($25)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10. UTG posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG (poster) checks, MP calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.75</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) calls $0.65, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $1.75</font>, UTG folds, MP folds, Hero calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25.

Flop: ($6.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $2</font>, Hero calls $2, SB folds.

<font color="green">When villian bets small here on the flop, I figure he probably has over cards, so I call to see if I can take it away from him on the turn.</font>


Turn: ($10.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $4</font>, Hero calls $4.

<font color="green">I pick up the flush draw and villian leads out again. I wasn't sure whether I should call or reraise here. </font>

River: ($18.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $6</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $15</font>, BB calls $9.

Final Pot: $48.50

Re: QJs 25NL
 

Raise to $1.25 PF at least. Flop is ok, but I suspect it is unnecessarily elaborate at these levels, turn is ok, river raise more.

Re: QJs 25NL
 

Thanks xorbie.

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Flop is ok, but I suspect it is unnecessarily elaborate at these levels

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Do you mean that my default play should be to just fold the flop at this level?

Re: QJs 25NL
 

Yes.

Re: QJs 25NL
 

raise it to $1.50 .. that's what my new standard raise for $25's is it seems to be working out nicely with continuation bets.

Re: QJs 25NL
 

Its worth keeping in mind that a lot of $25NL players don't think raise preflop, they think call. So when someone reraises you preflop (unless you have a reason to suspect he's tilting/maniac etc) it should set off warning bells.

Re: QJs 25NL
 

you could have raised more on the river...he's got AA or KK...and I doubt he's giving you credit for having the runner runner flush.

Re: QJs 25NL
 

it looks like you backed up into a flush. you wanted to see if you could take it away on the turn, so why didn't you try it? re-raise his turn bet to 12 or more so you can get all your money in if you hit the flush.