NL25 - TPGK, am I always beat here?

[CaptDrew]

Only read on villian is that he bet about half pot on and earlier hand when he had the goods.

I feel like I'm folding too much over the last couple of days. And my turn and river play is likely weak.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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UTG ($35.65)
MP ($10.70)
Button ($24.30)
Hero ($26.70)
BB ($37.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, K/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.75) K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif, 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.5</font>, UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, BB calls $1.50, UTG folds.

Turn: ($5.25) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $7</font>, Hero calls $4.

River: ($19.25) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets $9</font>, Hero???

[HasPair]

Definitely looks like you're beat here. Why not raise this pre-flop?

[Vyse]

Raise PF, fold turn

[juggler97531]

hmm. this is limped pot right?
I think your hand is too weak for check-raise flop.
Who bets this flop in limped pot? People play it very tight. So his bet indicates some strong hand(much stronger than weak king) or flush draw(i mean not the bet itseld, but the fact that he called your raise and doesn't seem scared of your betting). On turn all those hands beat you. On the turn you beat only very unlikely bluff. I fold the turn. As played i fold the river.

[Spence]

Looks like a flush, I don't mind the turn bet, but I think it has to be a bet/fold line here at these limits with no reads.

[CaptDrew]

Thanks guys, I tend to agree. Lamenting not raising pf and playing horribly there after. Will learn. Someday.