$2 NLHE 6-max: Did i play this right please help.

aesopdurasic

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$2 NL HE 6-max: Did i play this right please help.

Villian Stats (VPIP/PFR/AF): 78/5/1.2

poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 91002
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $4.52
BTN: $3.12
SB: $5.10
BB: $2.05
Hero (UTG): $1.87

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is UTG with Q 9
Hero calls $0.02, 1 fold, BTN raises to $0.06, 2 folds, Hero calls $0.04

Flop: ($0.15) 4 7 9 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.06, Hero raises to $0.26, BTN calls $0.20

Turn: ($0.67) 6 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $0.06, Hero calls $0.06

River: ($0.79) A (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

Final Pot: $0.79
BTN shows A K (a pair of Aces)
Hero shows Q 9 (a pair of Nines)
BTN wins $0.79

Ok here is my thought and on why i played it this way. Before this hand the player on the button has extremely loose play 78/5/1.2 in like 60 hands. which is a small sample. So i thought Q9s was a good hand to take a stand with this person. My question is should i have checked raises him on the turn instead of just calling. If i could play this hand back i would bet first instead of checking and check raised the turn. Was wondering how u might have played it.
Thanks aesop
 
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You clearly know you are ahead on the turn when he bets out 6 cents. That was more of a defensive bet on his part. I definitely would be raising that turn but, I would have bet out in the first place and not checked it. There really isn't any saying that this player wouldn't go all the way with AK no matter what you bet, the way he played this hand makes me think he might even call an allin on the turn with AK high. These are some of the problems you encounter at the micro stakes is that people don't play seriously at all.

But just commenting on how you played it, yeah you need to raise on that turn. You really afraid he has 58 or 8 10?
 
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yeah i was a little scared when the 6 came off. he could have been holding 5 8 or 8 10. I have seen him play those small 1 gap cards in late position a few time so it did cross my mind. But i think what happen is by checking into the raise i let him control the hand which is my mistake i should have bet out first and c/r him on the turn but i think honestly he was so loose and went to showdown a lot that he was coming along no matter what.
 
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This is a fold pf i think, even against such a weak player on the btn, oop with Q9s isn't a good place to make a stand imo.

As played you should def have raised the turn, theres no saying he would have folded anyways but at least you would have made him make a mistake in calling and your playing aggressively which is always the better option at the super loose super micro 2nl i think, theres going to be so many players that will call you down with trash, like this guy would have, that you can make loads of cash from just playing a simple tag styleee
 
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When UTG and you have Q9 this is a fold 100% of the time. For example, if you were on the button and everyone folded to you, then it's a raise 100% of the time.

As played, you played it okay postflop you just ran into a guy that was never going to fold AK no matter what and ended up hitting the river.
 
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No matter what you did he was going all the way with his AK. I'm not sure I would have played the Q9 utg to start with.
 
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1) Fold Q9s from effectively UTG+1
2) Limping then calling a raise isn't really '...taking a stand...'
3) ok...so you're in the pot and flop top pr. c/r the flop is fine, and by his reaction, you'll usually have the best hand here. THE TURN DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING REALLY. If you c/r the flop for value, you must bet this turn. As played you handed the initiative back to him and allowed him to catch up.
4) he was kind and didn't value bet his TPTK... you were lucky there
 
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I agree w Ice if u want to bust a loose player dont do it with loose play -- Q9s is not a call UTG, mebbe a raise on button. You knew he would chase you down -- so small ball was the way to go.
BTW I expanded my HUD stats to include Fold to C bet and Fold to Flop Bet, good numbers to have on a villain. If he had a high range in those areas a re-raise might have worked.
 
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fold Q-9 from UTG and this problem never arises
 
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you should never be calling with q9 in first place especially against a loose player
 
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jonny keep those **** comments to your self, my thoughts on this one is first Q-9 suit from first position is not that much playable but if u decide to play these kind of hands thats your strategy.
It's really easy to be aftersmart but my thought is that you should really have shoved on turn seeming that his bet was when i read it like this pretty weak.
Show more strenght next time and this pot is yours!
 
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Fold pre flop. Q9 is a loser from Early position. No need for deception at these limits.

If you must play, play for a raise not an open limp.
 
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