I hate middle pair

[Slappz]

How am i supposed to play this hand? I dont know if im ahead or if i should be not even betting this at all? Any suggestions?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls, MP2 folds, CO folds.

Turn: (3 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (5 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 7 BB

[cold_cash]

What made you stop betting?

P.S. It's hands like these that make having position the bee's knees.

[DeeJ]

I used to have the same problem. It was far reduced when I realised the choice was to check-raise the flop - either you'll get a fold, which is fine, or a call, which may see you to the river card for free, or you'll get re-raised and you can probably fold. It plays far easier this way.


The villain in this hand probably has a T or a K - you can't tell. He may even have T5 or K5 [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]