How did I play this hand? (total newbie)

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Thanks for all the commenters. I'm learning a lot from you.

I have read the first 230 pages of Hilger's "Internet texas hold em". I will probably finish the book this week. I have "Theory of Poker" on my book shelf also, but I have not read it yet. I am planning to order a dozen poker books from Amazon this month including Lee Jones' book and SSHE. I'll read Lee's book next although I probably should have read it first.

From the Hilger book I have gotten the idea that one should all the time try to scare off other players by raising. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] I am not sure I had a consious read about MP2 is the example hand but maybe an unconscious one [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

I am using a starting hand Excel table "Small Stakes Hold'em Preflop Hand Recommendations" which I found on this site.

After the first 10 hours I was down about 75BB. Now after 17h (total) of play I'm only 1BB down. Today I won a huge 35BB pot:

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.02.
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO (poster) calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (16 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(8 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, Hero calls, MP2 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.

Turn: (11 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, Button calls, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero caps</font>, CO calls, Button calls, UTG calls $0.01 (All-In).

River: (27.25 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players, 1 all-in)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 35.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
UTG has 5c 4h (two pair, fours and threes).
Hero has Jh Jd (full house, jacks full of threes).
CO has Qd 3s (three of a kind, threes).
Outcome: Hero wins 35.25 BB. </font>

This hand helped me to recover. I'm hoping it was wise to slow play the flop. There were many callers after me and CO did not believe I could have JJ when he was competing of the pot with me at river.

I am using Poker Tracker. Today I also installed Game Time+.

[POKhER]

Sound like me,
I started at $.02/.04 games with $20 deposit. Then cashed out $20 once i hit $40 as i wanted to play profits only.

Move up once you hit $30, .05/.10 are much better than .02/.04 but still soft.

I worked way up and i currently site on $220 @ .25/.50 stakes. I Started in decemember, and took a few months off here and there.

I also read ITH when i played .02/.04 and use pot odds etc. And the SSH excel chart found here.

I would recommend playing the game for a while, then buying SSH.

I dont personally recommend other books. I think once you play for a bit, post here... ask q's SSH will be understandable and get you to a better level of gameplay faster.

I personally hate spending money so buying books is a "hate" in one sense so i brought as little as i could.

ITH and SSH have now been paid for from my poker winnings($50) aswell as POKERTRACKER $55.

I actually had over $300 before spending some of it.

Good luck, Post in and READ LOTS MICRO FORUM/BEGINNERS and rememebr to check all the other ones out (Software/psychology/Theory/Probability).

Good luck in your quest to higher stakes,
POKhER