Protect hand or cheap showdown?
 

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Texas Hold'em $0.15-$0.15 NL
Seat 1: ($18.80 in chips)
Seat 2: ($6.95 in chips)
Seat 3: HERO ($14.95 in chips)
Seat 4: ($11.85 in chips)
Seat 10: VILLAIN ($12.90 in chips)



ANTES/BLINDS
VILLAIN posts blind ($0.10), Seat 1 posts blind ($0.15).
Dealt to HERO K [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],K [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
PRE-FLOP
Seat 2folds, HERO bets $0.50, Seat 4 calls $0.50, VILLAIN calls $0.40, Seat 1folds.

FLOP [board cards Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
VILLAIN bets $0.15, HERO bets $0.55, Seat 4 folds, VILLAIN calls $0.40.

TURN [board cards Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
VILLAIN checks, HERO checks.

RIVER [board cards Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],5 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],6 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img],J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
VILLAIN checks, HERO checks.

Re: Protect hand or cheap showdown?
 

Explain your flop play, then we can discuss other things.

Re: Protect hand or cheap showdown?
 

Ok, I see now that my flop raise was ridiculously small, but aside from that, should I've tried to protect my hand from possible draws on the turn, or just hoped for a cheap showdown?

Re: Protect hand or cheap showdown?
 

Well you havent protected it on the flop, and Im not sure if your hand is strong enough to protect.