===== Hand 1 =====

Opp plays 62% of hands, has never raised pre-flop, over 45 hands of data. My weak turn bet was to induce a raise- to see if he also has an A. I was confident in my kicker at the time, since if opp called/raised I would put him on Ax where x = mid range to J.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

SB ($32.95)
Hero ($66.55)
UTG ($13.25)
MP ($54.45)
CO ($78.60)
Button ($46.90)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, A. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, 1 fold, CO calls $0.50, 2 folds, Hero raises to $1.5, UTG calls $1.50, CO calls $1.50.

Flop: ($6.25) 4, A, 5 (3 players)
Hero bets $3, UTG folds, CO calls $3.

Turn: ($12.25) A (2 players)
Hero bets $3, CO calls $3.

River: ($18.25) J (2 players)
Hero bets $8, CO raises to $25, Hero calls $17.

Final Pot: $68.25

===== Hand 2 =====

Opp plays 25% of hands and raises pf 3.75% of the time, over 80 hands of data. Since I had top kicker, I was very confident. His river bet signaled he had filled up, but I figured I had the odds to call, since it could also be the case that he didn't believe I also had trips and wanted to get it all-in on the river.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

UTG ($37.85)
Hero ($50)
CO ($39.15)
Button ($33.45)
SB ($22.30)
BB ($34.35)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A, 3. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, CO calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) 3, 3, 4 (5 players)
SB bets $0.5, BB raises to $2, UTG folds, Hero raises to $6, CO folds, SB folds, BB calls $4.

Turn: ($15) Q (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $10, BB calls $10.

River: ($35) T (2 players)
BB bets $17.85 (All-In), Hero calls $17.85.

Final Pot: $70.70


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I think the biggest issue here is pot control. How do I keep from inflating the pot, so that I can minimize my losses? Conversely, if I do fill up, how do I go about jamming the pot w/ out scaring away someone with trips? Any comments about my play is welcome. I have always had problems playing trips for whatever reason, so this is an area I need to work on. Thanks.