[Buzz]

steamboatin -

1st betting round:
You complete with a marginal starting hand in the small blind. Fine.

2nd betting round:
You flop a set of queens and bet. Fine.

Then UTG+1 raises and when the action gets around to you again, you find yourself heads-up with UTG+1. At this point I would not make it three bets. (I don't see any point in making it three bets - because I can't imagine UTG+1 folding for another small bet).

"What cards might UTG+1 hold to raise my flop bet?" That's what I'd be wondering.

And then I'd just call the UTG+1's raise. I think you're the under-dog in a heads up contest with a hand that limps before the flop and then raises your flop bet.

Whatever cards UTG+1 does hold, you're not going to blow him away with your re-raise.

3rd betting round:
I go into check/call mode and hope for a free card. Ten cards pair the board and a non-spade king gives you a Broadway. that's 13 cards that are good for you on the river, while you can't much like any of the 31 other cards, although some of them do minimul damage.

However, I don't think your 3rd round bet is terrible.

4th betting round:
You had some bad luck here. An ace is the worst possible river card for you.

You check in case UTG+1 has the wheel or the Broadway - and then you call UTG+1 in case he doesn't.

That's perfect, holding the damage to a minimum. Well played on the fourth betting round!

Mainly I think you generally do better with top flopped set (and nothing much else) if you back off when your second round bet gets raised.

Good on the fisrt betting round, good on the last betting round. Too aggressive with a high only hand and no good read on your opponent on the second and third betting rounds.

You asked.

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