NL25:protection > pot control?

[BetYourLife]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) by Hand Converter CG (http://www.softforpoker.com/handconverter/)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

SB ($15.90)
BB ($45.60)
UTG ($51)
UTG+1 ($13.20)
MP1 ($27.95)
MP2 ($24.90)
CO ($22.95)
Hero ($24.70)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, SB calls $0.90, BB folds.

Flop: ($2.25) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $0.75</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB calls $2.25.

Turn: ($8.25) 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($8.25) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $0.75</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $3</font>, SB folds.

Final Pot: $12
<font color="#009B00">Main Pot: $9.75, won by Hero.</font>
<font color="#009B00">Pot 2: $2.25, returned to Hero.</font>

Of course I raise him on the flop. But turn and river is my question. Bet turn to protect against draws cause the 7 is a blank? River I raised him due to his very small bet hoping I'm up against a Q or worse twopair.

[ShipitFMA]

5 on turn, check river

[Triggerle]

I like the turn check. IMO "protection" is just a tad overvalued around here.

If you are sure you are up against a flush draw of course protection is good but then it's not so much protection but rather value you are betting for. Often you are up against stuff like middle/bottom pair that will fold to a substantial turn bet. It's often better better to check the turn and call on the river what we would have had to invest for "protection" on the turn. This way we get lots of value from middle/bottom pair type hands regardless of the flush coming in or not, and lose the same if villians make a flush on the river.

As played I don't like the river raise. He will call/re-raise only if you are beat.

[poon]

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5 on turn, check river

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I think checking the turn with your weak kicker is fine. I don`t reraise river.