passive, turned set

if there was ever a time for the min-raise!
but seriously, thoughts? smooth call, raise to $4?

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($9)
SB ($21.10)
BB ($10)
UTG ($13.60)
UTG+1 ($14.50)
MP1 ($24.65)
MP2 ($71.90)
Hero ($25.45)
CO ($27.15)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 6, 6.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 2 folds, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($1.25) K, 2, Q (5 players)
SB checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, MP2 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($1.25) 6 (5 players)
SB checks, BB bets $1, UTG+1 folds, MP2 folds, Hero raises to

I like a raise preflop.

AP, raise to 2.50, u need to get moniez in the middle fast

A relatively big raise to like 4 may actually be good, though, since this stake is full of stations.

but seriously, thoughts? smooth call, raise to $4?

NL is all about building pots. When you hit a hand you should look at stack sizes and figure out how to get the money in. This can be done quite a few ways in raised pots because generally you can miniraise a decent size bet on the flop and still be able to get the money in. In this hand if you just call you're going to have to get in $8.75 in a $3.25 pot on the river and that's going to be difficult especially if he has a draw. If you raise to $3.50 and he calls the pot will be $8.25 on the river with stacks at $6.25 which makes it alot easier to get the money in because that's only one bet.

This hand is a bit extreme because of the small stack but I want you to realize what I'm saying. If he has $15 just calling here is a disaster because you'll have a $3.25 pot and $13.75 left to bet and unless he hits his draw or has KQ you're never getting it. Remember if the pot is small (esp. on the turn) to play very straight forward.

$4 and over bet shove a blank river

I raised to $3.50, scooped the pot there and then. But at least I gave myself a chance to stack him!