be nice not much nl expierence.

[littleogre]

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.02 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP ($.85)
Hero ($2.10)
SB ($.54)
BB ($.22)
UTG ($4.09)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, A.
UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.06.

Flop: ($0.19) Q, 8, A (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($0.19) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.19, UTG calls $0.19.

River: ($0.57) 5 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.09, Hero calls $0.09.

Final Pot: $0.75

[littleogre]

but would like advice on how to better play the above hand.

[Pelion]

I actually quite like most of it.

Preflop is good especially if you have some sort of reads.

I often bet this flop and expect to take it down but that line doesnt get many worse hands to call you. Pretty much TJ KJ and weaker aces (and 9T if its in his range).

Your flop check gives a free card to a weak draws but you aren't going to lose much to a pair hand that catches up or to a straight anyway. The up side is that you're turn bet will probably now be called by Qx, a flush draw and probably weaker PPs and you lose less when you were out flopped.

Id bet less on the turn though. Probably 14c. Full pot looks a little bit like you wanted to slowplay and now you're scared you missed value. It also stands a much worse chance of getting called by just a low PP.

River - I really think you are ahead here almost always but im not sure how often he calls a raise with worse and you really don't want to be reraised. You could raise to about 40c but I dont think he'd call it with low PPs very often. He hardly ever has a set or floped/turned 2 pair here though and I think his most likely hands as played are KQ,QJ,QT,Q9,TT,99. He could possibly have a very weak Axs but I think he often bets the turn so maybe A5s but probably not. Given that he limp/called preflop, didnt raise once throughout the hand and then made a tiny blocking bet on an almost blank river I think hes probably a donkey and will pay off with the high Qs enough to make a raise profitable. He also seems weak so id expect a bluff push to be fairly rare. Id bump it up to about 40c. The problem is if he pushes youll probably have to fold getting pretty much 2:1

[littleogre]

ty for the reply i will post results later just incase somebody else want to comment before i do.

[littleogre]

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.02 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP ($.85)
Hero ($2.10)
SB ($.54)
BB ($.22)
UTG ($4.09)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 9, A.
UTG calls $0.02, 1 fold, Hero raises to $0.08, 2 folds, UTG calls $0.06.

Flop: ($0.19) Q, 8, A (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($0.19) 4 (2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $0.19, UTG calls $0.19.

River: ($0.57) 5 (2 players)
UTG bets $0.09, Hero calls $0.09.

Final Pot: $0.75

Results in white below:
UTG has 5h 8h (two pair, eights and fives).
Hero has 9d Ad (one pair, aces).
Outcome: UTG wins $0.75.

[Pelion]

lol ok....


Well the result kind of supports the "raise and fold to a push" line if hes gunna call with that junk. The only warning you have is if hes very passive and pretty much never bets. In that case the river bet might be some sort of value bet but usually this kind of line is a weak hand.