this is getting ridiculous am i that bad?

mellyy85

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sit n go im short stacked with 1k chips its a turbo 50 dollar sit n go ( 6 handed) blinds 15 30

opponent: 2500

i look down at qq on the button and i raise to 95 the player first to act calls
he has been betting everypot very small or very large in previous hands and i have not gotten to seen his cards.

flop comes Jd 9d 3s

i check he bets 30 i just flat call

turn: 4h i check he bets 260 do i just call and let him bet one more time or do i just reraise and put all my chips in here knowing he might still call or maybe fold?
 
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You should definitely push here. He's not represented any strength, and his sudden real bet after a minbet suggests that he just wanted to sweeten the pot before he pushed you out.
 
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preflop raise is too small, bet about 120 to 150 or so, especially against a loose player that likes to see every flop. Make him pay to play bad cards. On the flop bet around the size of the pot, push against any raise. You most likely have the best hand here make villan pay to chase. You can't give a free card with this board.

As for your question, yes reraise push here. There is a flush draw and a straight draw on the board you must make him pay to try to hit. Never give draws a free card. He lso may have something like AJ or A9 which will probably pay you off considering your read on villan.

But really the hand was poorly played in my humble opinion. This may be a hole in your game and a reason you are having trouble as your title suggests.

Preflop-weak
Potflop-horrible
Turn-push (what could u raise that doesn't pot commit you anyway?)
 
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Didn't you say you were on the button? If so, how can you check before he acts?

Anyway, like it's been mentioned, I think you should have played that more aggressive. I don't think the pre-flop bet was that bad, but if he was as loose as you say, I'd probably put in a 120-150 raise there, bringing money to the pot. The flop was a lot worse, you should have raised him for about the pot size, if he folds at least you won a fairly good pot, and no free cards for him.
 
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Pre-Flop I'm betting 150 in your spot against a loose player, I don't mind taking the pot IF he folds, and you've got a great hand to see some action with, plus if the board does come up J 9 3 (as it did) and he holds AJ you're likely to get paid off.

Post-Flop, with the two-diamonds out I definitely would raise - I think it's all about the odds, and if you always make it go against the odds for your opponents to call, and they do -- you're mathematically 'supposed' to be a winner in the long run. Flat calling tells him that you're holding a pair with a weak kick, or you're chasing -- you don't need to represent a chase, you've got a solid hand.

The turn looks tricky to me.. he's been playing loose as you've said and I could imagine him getting in there with 3-4 suited like the rest of the donks... especially if he's been betting every pot..
It would seem to me that 260 is about the size of the pot at that point.. I'd have to see how much this guy bets with which hands, I can't go off of not seeing him play... but that seems like a bet to get YOU off of a flush draw, so, again I'd be thinking a Jack, or 3-4.. I'm probably wrong in that guess - and I don't even know how to try to decide which one I think it is of the two...
I'm not trying to give advice here, I'm just giving my insight. My game sucks, I signed up to this board today because I'm looking to improve it.
 
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