Couple hands learning limit

[grouchie]

Without much of a read, do you fold here or call this down?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (3.50 SB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (2.75 BB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: (6.75 BB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 8.75 BB

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Even with an underpair like this, do you bet the pots
that no one seemingly wants?

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (8 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is Button with 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB checks.

Flop: (5.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, MP1 checks, MP2 checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO folds.

Turn: (4.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
MP1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

River: (4.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
MP1 checks, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 calls.

Final Pot: 6.25 BB

[ArturiusX]

Hand 1: I might consider a preflop raise here, I'd like to know what others think. Other than that, fine.

Hand 2: I check/fold this flop. You've got bottom pair, and there's too many people in this hand. You'll probably need to improve to win this, and they could easily have 7 or J, and are just checking calling like fish do, which you don't beat anyway. Turn and river are fine.

[DeathDonkey]

Hand 1: Raise preflop. With no read I'm 3 betting the turn, and just calling the river if he caps.

Hand 2: I play the same.

-DeathDonkey

[grouchie]

why raise preflop with hand one, with such marginal holdings?

[ArturiusX]

Because a) you want position on one limper, b) you want to set yourself up post flop when an ace hits, so villains KNOW you have the ace, and c) because you want a build a pot so you can draw a flush too.