NL 10 QJ top pair

[drsmooth]

I'm definitely a losing cash game player. I have a $500 or so profit in SnGs and jsut can not seem to translate that to cash. I can't minimise the bad luck or extract value from hands. Also I think tilt is a big problem in cash, I'll jsut rebuy and throw away another buy in, but after a tourny knock out ill probably not be bothered buying in again.

This is a typical problem for me in the next hand. I bet flop and turn and get flatcalled so A) i don't know where I'm at, then a river scare card hits and now I have no clue...

Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.05/$0.10
5 players
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Pre-flop: (5 players) hero is Button with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif
<font color="#cc0000">UTG raises to $0.3</font>, CO calls, hero calls, 2 folds.

Flop: 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif J/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/spade.gif ($1.05, 3 players)
UTG checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">hero bets $0.7</font>, UTG calls, CO folds.

Turn: 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif ($2.45, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">hero bets $1.8</font>, UTG calls.

River: A/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($6.05, 2 players)

utg checks btw.

[Nick C]

If Villain checked, take the free showdown.

If he bets, you've got a decision, but AK, AQ, and KQ seem like the bulk of his range to me, and I wouldn't call much of a bet at all. I mean, that river card basically just sucks, and you're primarily hoping he has a pocket underpair he just couldn't let go of.

[drsmooth]

He did check, forgot to add.

[jessyj07]

check behind, hand was played well until river.