Pick this apart for me.

I'm not a great player, but I like to think I'm getting better. With your help maybe I can. My Queens get shafted heavy here, and perhaps its just inexperience, but I had no way to put him on his hand.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($2.39)
Hero ($4.90)
Button ($2.94)
SB ($0.98)
BB ($1.26)
UTG ($0.97)
MP1 ($9.09)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif.
1 fold, MP1 raises to $0.08, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.08, 3 folds.

Flop: ($0.19) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
MP1 bets $0.06, Hero calls $0.06.

Turn: ($0.31) 6http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
MP1 bets $0.32, Hero calls $0.32.

River: ($0.95) Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
MP1 bets $0.88, Hero raises to $4.44, MP1 calls $3.56.

Final Pot: $9.83

Results in white below:
MP1 has Ac Jd (full house, aces full of jacks).
Hero has Qh Qd (full house, queens full of aces).
Outcome: MP1 wins $9.83.

I had him on Ax at best, even at the river. I figured he'd probably made trips, and that my Queens full was good. You can see how that went.

I'm thinking that I should have probably played this differently at some point. Should I have reraised on the flop? Maybe a reraise on the turn? Or just a call on the river instead of a shove?

I'm thinking that my Flop call was a mistake, but I guess I was a bit scared that he'd flopped a straight (Yeah, played scared, my bad). I don't know, I'm having trouble deciding if this was simply bad play or just a bad beat.

Lend me your wisdom.

You got yourself into trouble on every street here by playing passively. By not raising you really have no idea what he's holding, and you give him a chance to improve. The straight and flush are both possible, then on the river AJ, AQ are still likely hands that will beat you.

Reraise QQ preflop. It will help you to define their hand, and get more money in while you likely hold the best hand.

On the flop you likely have the best hand (AA and KT beat you), but there are a couple of big draws out there. Raise him big.

On the turn he may already have the flush, but at this point it's not likely. Is he a tight enough preflop raiser that he likely holds an A? If so, reraise even bigger.

reraise preflop, QQ is a strong hand.
Flop would have played so much more differently (basically you'd have been all in and rivered)
As played you should have raised the flop if not pushed it, as the board is so draw heavy and you opponent probably isnt getting away from his hand at these stakes.

Looking at it now, the next day, I'm not even sure what I was thinking. Definitely was way too passive on each street. I didn't think to reraise the queens for some reason. Thinking about that now I honestly wonder why I didn't, and why I don't more often.

You live, you get stacked, you learn.

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Originally Posted by zxqv8

You live, you get stacked, you learn.

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Been there, still haven't learned. :D