NL 20 TPTK Raised on river

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Second hand at the table so i dont know anything about the players


- X sitting in seat 1 with $16.50
- X sitting in seat 2 with $8.40
- Villain sitting in seat 3 with $23.88 [Dealer]
- Hero sitting in seat 4 (SB) with $19.70
- Xx sitting in seat 5 (BB) with $6.11
- X sitting in seat 6 with $17.10

Hero posted the small blind - $0.10
Xx posted the big blind - $0.20

** Dealing card to Hero: J /images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A /images/graemlins/spade.gif
X Folded
X folded
X called - $0.20
Villain called - $0.20
Hero raised - $1.00
X folded
X folded
Villain called - $1.00

** Dealing the flop: 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8 /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 10 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero bet - $1.30
Villain called - $1.30

** Dealing the turn: J /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero bet - $2.30
Villain called - $2.30

** Dealing the river: 5 /images/graemlins/spade.gif
Hero bet - $3.00
Villain raised - $6.00
Hero ?

I make a standard c-bet on the flop. Do i bet too small on turn/river? What should i do now and what should i have done differently?

Did i make this HH unreadable?

[WarhammerIIC]

I would tend to play this hand the same way had the flop been 5 8 J. I don't have a real strong hand, but it still might be the best, so I'm going to try to keep the pot small. I would check/call the turn and then see what happens on the river, probably check/calling a smallish bet if no scare cards came.

Just because you hit top pair on the turn doesn't mean you have to bet it. You're building too big a pot here, IMO. This has the added benefit of showing that you'll check the turn when you have something.

[TTStrangler]

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Did i make this HH unreadable?

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Kind of, you'll get more responses on your posts if you format them in an easier to read, more familiar to 2+2ers type format.

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