Common situation with middle pair

[Spartak]

Do people raise anywhere here, or fold? I hate these tiny bets.

He is 55/6/1.5 bad player but no idea what he is betting with.

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MP ($147.40)
CO ($49.75)
Hero ($49.25)
SB ($56.70)
BB ($34.50)
UTG ($14.18)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $5</font>, SB (poster) calls $4.75, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds.

Flop: ($11.50) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $5</font>, Hero calls $5.

Turn: ($21.50) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $5</font>, Hero calls $5.

River: ($31.50) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $5</font>, Hero calls $5.

Final Pot: $41.50

[Unknown Soldier]

I play it the same, bets way to play against these idiots imo, no point in bloating the pot, they probably arent going to fold alot of crap. I'm def not folding ever in this hand.

[Sean Fraley]

Raise the flop, if called and villain makes another tiny bet on the turn, call it down. Most of the time this a small PP or someone who paired a 6 or 4.

[b2coder]

I would raise flop or turn to charge flush draws

[Numfar]

I may fold the flop. Idiots hit hands just as often as Phil Ivey and I'm not completely sure what he is betting at if we are ahead.

Cold Calling $5 means that he must have had something PF - a pair, AQ, etc. I guess there is a possibility that he is now trying to get to a showdown with 99 or something.

So, I may fold the flop but probably wouldn't - definitely can't see a raise though. He should fold most things that we beat and there is too much chance that we are already behind.

Looks like calling down is the way to go. nh.