Q9s, paired board

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I am folding this preflop at .5/1. I would raise QTs+.

You should raise the flop, but since you didn't I like raising the turn. You will often at this level get a free showdown, but you can bet when you make your flush. If he 3-bets you can call and fold the river unimproved.

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I do not like the turn raise in this spot for 2 reasons:

-the pot is small

-if we do not have the best hand we have to almost always
pay three bets to draw

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Call/Call cost 2 bets, Raising turn costs maximum of 3 bets.

We also make the flush 20% of the time, and when we get 3-bet we win 2-4 on the river (when we win)

I think you are also understimating the amount of times we have the best hand here. This is .5/1 and people are not prone to play trips quickly.

Maybe we should raise this preflop, but I don't. I don't think I am missing out much value from it when we already have UTG calling so we lose the chance to win this pot unchallenged.

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