Big Pot - marginal hand

[AshleyC]

Villan was 29/28 over a small sample of hands, and made a standard button raise. Due to my image at the time, I felt that a re-raise was the best play pre-flop, instead of folding / flat calling OOP. I make a standard c-bet and villan flat calls. I imagine that villan has a hand such as 88. On the turn I hit my Q. I bet again, and am raised and realise that I'm playing a big pot.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter (http://www.learnhowtoplaypokerfree.com/convert/convert.cgi) Courtesy of PokerZion.com (http://PokerZion.com)

BB ($74.70)
UTG ($37.55)
MP ($14.27)
CO ($64.99)
Button ($42.25)
Hero ($50.75)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $6</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $4.

Flop: ($12.50) 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $8</font>, Button calls $8.

Turn: ($28.50) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $16</font>, Button calls $28.25 (All-In), Hero calls $12.25.

River: ($85) 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $85

[TheRenaissance]

I check this turn a lot. You shouldnt worry about being outdrawn, and it makes it easier to get value from worse hands on the river (if he checks behind). It might also induce a bluff.

[Diamond Lie]

One thing I always tell myself in weird situations (unless against a complete maniac with a read) is this.

Small hands, small pots. Big hands, big pots.

You have a small hand here. I don't really like the re-raise PF.