Should I have re-raised on the flop?

[nihil]

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. UTG posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG (poster) checks, UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Flop: (9 SB) K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, <font color="CC3333">MP2 raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (8.50 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

River: (12.50 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, MP1 calls, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 15.50 BB

I lose to MP1 holding 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. Did I play this poorly?

[nihil]

I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum! [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[J.D. Alora]

Always raise, no matter what. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[nykenny]

in the real world your re-raise will most likely knock out the players in between holding middle pair...

well more likely than .50/1 i suppose, but i have never played that limit..

Kenny

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