Flush on BTN-- did i play like a fish? whatcha think?

[slydeni]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter

MP3 ($41.45)
Hero ($49.35)
Button ($47.50)
SB ($11.51)
BB ($20.20)
UTG ($31.10)
UTG+1 ($45.16)
UTG+2 ($39.70)
MP1 ($43.30)
MP2 ($17.75)

Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP1 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG folds, MP1 calls $2.50, MP3 folds.

Flop: ($7.75) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $7</font>, MP1 calls $7.

Turn: ($21.75) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
villain checks, hero bets $10, villain raises to $20, Hero goes allin for $29.35, villain calls

River: 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: $85+

Did I play this hand correctly? If anyone could give me thoughts on the turn bet, as well as the call on the turn.

Villain was 41% and 5% after 40+ hands. He was in lotsa hands.

What would you be thinking throughout the play of this hand?

thanks for the chops-
sly

[Percy101]

All seems pretty standard... I'm very happy to get my money in on the turn with the second nuts, what is there to think about here?

[slydeni]

yah i feel ya.

one of the challenges i think i am having as a beginning NL player is not knowing if plays like this are standard. I am making the transition from L to NL, and have been taking a beatin at times. I start thinkning I am making a mistake--so I post.

It is good to hear I played something correctly and just lost. I was considering maybe playing it a bit slower in fear of the nuts.

thanx
sly

Two Overs + a big FD = a pretty good flop. Your flop bet is correct and you don't mind taking the pot down right there.

Your turn bet of half the pot screams either "I just hit my flush, please pay me off" or "I don't want to show weakness but I'm unsure about my hand"... the image it'll convey to the opponent depends on if they're smart enough to see it at all, and how you've played previously.

And of course you're not folding, you're getting your money in the middle with that hand.

When the turn hits I think about how to get his stack in the middle, sometimes I'll pot it because he might put me on a bullying move, but I worry about losing him... but I hate making a smaller bet because I feel its a tell.

All in all, nice hand.

[j0wlev]

I dont like raising KQs into a field of limpers...but thats just me.

NH, you got your money in when you wanted to.

[orange]

Standard. I have no problem bet/3-betting this flop.