New to higher stakes NL, be gentle
 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter

MP3 ($1022.05)
CO ($997)
Button ($3786.25)
SB ($1199.25)
BB ($1144)
UTG ($193.25)
UTG+1 ($882)
MP1 ($1000)
Hero ($1314)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $5. MP1 posts a blind of $10.
UTG calls $10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 (poster) checks, Hero calls $10, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $40</font>, SB folds, BB folds, UTG calls $40, MP1 folds.

Turn: ($130) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

River: ($130) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Converter messed up he went all in immediately and I folded.

Final Pot: $130

I think he's tilting a bit against me. About 2 hands ago I picked off his bluff on a KQJTx board. He had a Q, I had a 9. He kept calling me a fish and how he only bluffs once a week. I told him now that I know he's bluffed once this week, I'll know he has the goods.

He's loose and passive PF. I haven't seen much of his flop play.

Do I make a small bet on the turn and fold to a raise?

Re: New to higher stakes NL, be gentle
 

Looks to me like he was slow playing a set and hoped you caught a flush. You played it fine, a small turn bets just opens you up to some pain.

If that was a bluff then make chat comments that would encourage more of it cause it would have been a terrible one.

Re: New to higher stakes NL, be gentle
 

You played it fine.

Re: New to higher stakes NL, be gentle
 

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. . . a small turn bets just opens you up to some pain.

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Not really. The UTG player only had a stack of $193.

I think top pair/fair kicker is a hand I would be willing to lose 20 BB with against a player who may be on tilt.

I would consider moving all-in on the turn.

Paul