0.25/0.5: I river straight but the flush hits too

[Grandezza]

Effective stacks, $44.

6-handed.

UTG limps. Folded to me in the sb and i make it 2.5 with QQ. BB and UTG call.

Flop: 9d8c6d (pot is $7.5)

I bet 7.5, bb folds UTG calls.

Turn is the Js (pot is 22.5)

I bet $11 and he calls

River is the Td giving me a straight (pot is $44.5)

I check and he insta bets all-in for $22.85. I fold

[essence86]

Hmm.. well, because of your check on the River, he could easily make this play with any 7. The pot is big enough for him to push all-in. The pot is laying you almost 3 to 1 on the River. I don´t know, tough spot. He could have had a combined flush and straight draw on the flop, because he called that big of a bet. (pot bet). The only straight that beats you is KQ. But KQ is not likely, that would be just awful play by him UNLESS, he had KQ of diamonds.

I´d call...But I wouldn´t like it.

[mxer7734]

Why did you pot flop but bet half pot on turn? Bet around 15-16 on turn and bet 20 on river. I hate the c/f.

[Grandezza]

I feel if I bet more than half the pot on the flop I commit myself to call a river bet. Then I'm gonna have to pay his two pair/set/straight (unless theres four to a staight)/rivered trips/rivered flush off. My hand is not strong enough to commit myself. If i had a set or something I would probably bet more because I wouldnt mind calling a river bet as much.

And shoving turn definetely sucks, most of the time I'm only getting called by better hands

[n1nj4.br]

bad fold.
bet more on turn.

[spino1i]

Bet more turn, call river.