$25 - Learing ring games... Should I go broke here or not?

[K䲰䮥n]

Villain is on the loose/passive side. But has some aggression.

Comments on all streets are very welcome.

PS. Converters are not working for PP afrer the recent update


Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: coff3l ( $ 16.85 USD )
Seat 2: TRANSAKCIJA ( $ 40.24 USD )
Seat 5: Philip_Pines ( $ 26.23 USD )
Seat 3: Hero ( $ 25.65 USD )
Seat 6: Critterer ( $ 34.85 USD )
Seat 4: Karn_MIPT ( $ 8.65 USD )

TRANSAKCIJA posts small blind [$ 0.10 USD].
Hero posts big blind [$ 0.25 USD].
Critterer posts big blind + dead [$ 0.35].

** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Hero [ Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ]
Karn_MIPT folds
Philip_Pines calls [$ 0.25 USD]
Critterer raises [$ 0.75 USD]
coff3l folds
TRANSAKCIJA calls [$ 0.90 USD]
Hero calls [$ 0.75 USD]
Philip_Pines calls [$ 0.75 USD]

** Dealing Flop ** [ Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif ]
TRANSAKCIJA bets [$ 0.25 USD]
Hero raises [$ 4.30 USD]
Philip_Pines calls [$ 4.30 USD]
Critterer folds
TRANSAKCIJA calls [$ 4.05 USD]

** Dealing Turn ** [ 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif ]
TRANSAKCIJA bets [$ 0.25 USD]
Hero raises [$ 16.61 USD]
Philip_Pines folds
TRANSAKCIJA is all-In [$ 34.69 USD]
Hero is all-In [$ 3.74 USD]

And please explain me the princibles behind your advices. Thanks.

[Sneds9]

Top two pair is obviously a very strong hand. Especially on that flop. You played it well, but on the turn there are flush possibilities.

Although you still have a strong hand the flush draw diminishes your hand value. I would proceed with caution especially with two callers. I suspect you're beat here and you shouldn't be pushing on turn.

Essentially you're turning your hand into a bluff on the turn because any hands that you might have got value from (KJ, AK, smaller two pairs.) are probably mucking their hands.

Whereas all the flushes that would have hit there, will be calling. Your hand could be 83o for all that it matters here because if nobody has a flush then you're probably taking it down - like a bluff.

[jkkkk]

fold pf - QJs OOP is not a profitable hand, often you will flop draws and playing draws OOP is very hard to do deceptively/well.

post flop - yes you should go broke here, the flop doesn't really define his hand very well, he could have anything from AQ to KT to the flush draw. consequently, you must protect your hand by pushing the turn, sorry it didnt work out for you that time.

[dirtylobster]

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[AusDerBunker]

Fold pf and just go broke as played