50 NL - Another button raise

[skegvegaspoker]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (4 handed) internettexasholdem.com (http://www.internettexasholdem.com)

Hero ($49.75)
SB ($85.10)
BB ($52.15)
UTG ($54.15)

Preflop: Hero is Button with K/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $1.50.

Flop: ($4.25) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4.75</font>, BB calls $4.25.

Turn: ($13.75) 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($13.75) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB calls $45.40 (All-In), Hero folds.

Final Pot: $59.15

BB very muched liked his ridiculously small flop bets, and doesn't really indicate what he might have. River raise/ turn check pretty bad?

[Pokey]

You should be betting this turn almost always here. In this case, I'd probably make it $8, folding to a check-raise. Villain will fold often enough to make it +EV on its own merits, and if villain does call he will typically check to you on the river, letting you take a free showdown with a hand that now has some showdown value.

[barryc83]

I like the way it was played. I find that if you raise the donk bet you take down the pot right then about 2/3 times. I will disagree w/ pokey here though, not saying he's wrong and I'm right, just my view. I hate putting more money in the pot in spots like this, I don't think he's folding the turn much here. He will call you down with a 9, and he could easily have a 7 or some 2pr hand here. I'm done after the flop.