is this hand to marginal to protect.and please comment on play

[badbill7]

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, SB completes, Hero checks.

Flop: (5 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button folds, SB calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, SB calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, SB calls.

River: (8.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, SB folds.

Final Pot: 10.50 BB

[toss]

Is better to bet out on this flop since its not too coordinated and you're not sure someone will bet so you can checkraise. You're also not really in a good spot to checkraise and its bad if the flop gets checked through. Hand would probably be a lot easier to play aswell.

[walkdoc]

I think you played it fine. I would have check raised here too. Betting out is ok too, but I hate getting re-raised in that situation. I see no other problems with the hand. I hope you won, but I get busted on these often with two pair of rags. (Do you like my house whine! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img])
Walkdoc

[Nak]

I would be the flop. The other streets look okay to me. I guess SB had a flush draw and MP2 had Ax, Qx a seven or a deuce. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Nak

[toss]

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Betting out is ok too, but I hate getting re-raised in that situation.

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But you like check-raising in this situation? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

[badbill7]

lost hand to kq. so no one thought play was to outrageous just thought protecting was bad play here. probably should have bet out.dont think i could get a good read either way with this player

[kapw7]

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Is better to bet out on this flop since its not too coordinated and you're not sure someone will bet so you can checkraise. You're also not really in a good spot to checkraise and its bad if the flop gets checked through. Hand would probably be a lot easier to play aswell.

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After MP2 bets, raising is not really protecting his hand. How about calling and waiting to C-R the turn if a blank (non spade and maybe non-overcard)falls?

[Nak]

Well, that's great. Say "thks" and add him to your buddy list. You could have lost more bets here.

Nak

[toss]

I think were passing up too much by not betting the flop. And its cheaper to raise the bettor on this flop.

[jrz1972]

Bet the flop. You have no idea where the flop bet is coming from, which makes check-raising a poor play. Betting protects your hand better than giving a free card.