50NL: I hate playing small pots OOP

[RunDownHouse]

This is villain's first hand. I've got two questions. First, I checked the turn to try to keep the pot small. Should I keep the pedal down? Also felt like this was a great bluff/semi-bluff card for him and couldn't stand a raise at all. Second, is the weak lead blocker thing the way to go on the river? Should I c/c, and if so, how big of a bet should I instead c/f?

Villain has ~ $21 on the river.


Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.25/$0.50 Blinds - 6 Players - (LegoPoker (http://www.legopoker.com) Hand History Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

Hero (SB): $103.15
BB: $30.00
UTG: $14.25
MP: $51.20
CO: $40.25
BTN: $94.90

Preflop: Hero is dealt K/images/graemlins/club.gif T/images/graemlins/club.gif (6 Players)
4 folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $2.00</font>, BB calls $1.50

Flop: ($4) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $3.00</font>, BB calls $3.00

Turn: ($10) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players)
Hero checks, <font color="red">BB bets $4.00</font>, Hero calls $4.00

River: ($18) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $6.50</font>...

[dividius]

No sense in keeping the pot small on the turn when it's already $10. If you want a small pot, don't raise pre-flop. I'd bet the turn. Can't let the straights hit, which one did on the river. The turn also put 2 diamonds on the board. K10 could easily be the best hand, so bet it as such. If he raises, you're in a tough spot. If he calls, I'd probably check down the river 4. If he value bets with a better hand, I probably pay it off. It's a decent sized pot, and at the very least, you'll get some information about how they play.