Can I Make Money Here?

[SimonAllan]

I realise this hand shouldn't be difficult, but I'm just trying to teach myself to play NL properly. Is this standard, both pre-flop and then on the flop? I know one of my weaknesses is calling off too much money without a clear plan. I think more often than not, villain has a queen here, and is usually ahead of me because of my kicker, and, even if he's betting a draw, I'm not far ahead with two to come. Any thoughts?

Villain is pretty new to the table, but hasn't done anything silly, and isn't playing every hand.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

UTG ($53.40)
UTG+1 ($76)
MP1 ($65.20)
MP2 ($52.29)
CO ($50)
Hero ($44.15)
SB ($33.70)
BB ($103.34)

Preflop: Hero is Button with T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO (poster) checks, Hero calls $0.50, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets $2</font>, CO folds, Hero folds, SB folds, BB folds.

Final Pot: $4.50

[ChipStorm]

Preflop, I'd rather raise than limp. Give him the opportunity to define his hand better.

Flop, I'm definitely not folding. Villain may well have you outkicked, but that's a very wet board and he may be semi-bluffing his draw. I think calling is OK, and then see how he reacts on the turn, but raising would work as well. Make it $6-8 and you make life very uncomfortable for draws as well as QJ, even KQ.