Should I be cautious or aggressive?

[Second Toughest]

First post so please be kind.

Reading the usual books and trying to play decent, disciplined poker. I think I could have played this better, but don't want to influence your judgement with my comments yet. Please let me know how you would have played this.

Seen only a few hands. BB seems a LAG, but he may just have had good cards so far.

Comments on all streets appreciated. Should I fold, call or raise the turn?

Full Tilt Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $0.25/$0.5
8 players
Converter

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is MP1 with : Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] :J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
2 folds, Hero calls, 3 folds, BB checks.

Flop: :9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] :9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] :4 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2.4SB, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: :3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2.2BB, 3 players)
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: :4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2.2BB, 3 players)
BB bets</font>, Hero ?

Results:
Final pot: 4.2BB

[00Snitch]

I'll take a shot at this one.

Someone is going to tell you that open-limping in MP is always wrong. They will be pretty much right.

If it is folded to you in MP and you are going to play your hand, a raise is better because it improves your chances of winning the pot by taking the blinds.

If I had raised this preflop, I would bet the flop against few opponents then checked behind on the turn.

As you played this hand, I think the flop bet is OK, the turn check is perfect. Now pump that river. You have a flush.

[BigBadBabar]

pump the river on a double paired board?

[Grease]

I raise PF if I'm going to play.

I bet the turn. I don't mind if I'm raised.

Easy river raise.

Welcome to the forums!

[MrWookie]

River raise is pretty thin, bro. Even if it's +EV, it's not "easy."

[Buzz-cp]

I probably raise preflop here 85% of the time. Bet the turn again. Just call the river (don't raise).

Buzz

[texnewb]

I would bet the turn, not for value but to try take the pot down. Call river.

[00Snitch]

Oh.... Didn't notice the double-pair on the river. Hrmmm, maybe just calling that is better.

I stil don't like betting the turn. This pot is tiny. He wont fold a better hand. You will get punished by better hands and have to call.

[kaby]

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I stil don't like betting the turn. This pot is tiny. He wont fold a better hand.

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Villain never folds King high or Ace high? If you check turn and miss, what are you going to do on the river? C/f? Might work but you often take it down on the turn so it might be wise to invest the 1BB. But I suck in this situations tt

Flop c-bet seems ok, turn is something I have problems with myself. Often a second barrel will take it down, but with so many outs you might as well take the free card. I think I check behind too. Call river, either take a note on his attempt to checkraise the turn or win. I think you can only raise if you can fold 100% sure to a 3bet, and you can't, so call.

[00Snitch]

I guess it depends on villan, but if he called the flop with Ace or King high, I can't see him folding it on the turn.

I think the fact that this pot is tiny and our hand has very little showdown value UI has me really uninterested.