Small PPs in EP, etc

[azalehabibi]

Seems I can't post converted hands until I have a certain number of posts. Unless someone convinces me otherwise, I'm going to keep using this thread to post more hands until I get clear of the image-posting restriction.

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I know "How to Play Pocket Pairs" is a favorite topic in BC. I searched BC and read through Renton's 169-hand Guide but didn't see anything that answered my question.

My "game", as it is developing, includes these 2 characteristics: I hate playing OOP and I hate open limping. When I am considering whether or not to play a hand, these thoughts are in the forefront: "Do I have position and, if so, how much should I bet/raise?" If I'm in EP, I almost never play anything other than AA, KK, QQ, JJ, AK and I'm always raising and often reraising with all those. If I'm in MP, I'm more likely to bet/call with 77-TT. From CO and BTN, I might bet with anything, depending on the situation.

ANYWAY... what to do with smaller PPs in earlier position? From UTG-UTG+1, recently I'm inclined to toss 22-33 and raise with anything else. Here's why:

1) I hate open limping. If anyone is paying any attention at all, if I limp from EP, it's an obvious smaller PP. (At this point in my "game", unless the table is super tight, I don't play any SCs etc in EP.)

2) If these hands hit on the flop, I want to have some money in the pot so I get paid off. I see already that when my PPs hit, they are my big money winners. Seems it's worth a few folded PF bets to get paid off when they do hit.

I know I'm nowhere near as good as I think I am. So just how ungood is my thinking here?

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Since this is my first post in BC, I'll go ahead and post a hand. HH at bottom.

UTG is 34/23/38 after 26 hands and UTG+1 is 53/2/30 after 52 hands.

PF - Healthy bet was to hopefully get position and hope one of the villains will call.

Flop - I'm still learning to do the range thing, but for now... They both limped and called PF. I put them on small to mid PP, 2 barely coordinated big cards, or some sort of suited crap. They both checked the flop. Unless one of them flopped the nut straight (or hit their set) and is being coy here, I have no reason to think my either of them are strong.

Turn - They are still c/c-ing. Unless one of them is trying to be sneaky (say set turning into boat on turn - maybe 10% chance of that), I think one of them is chasing a straight and one is hoping their 88 is holding up. And now I have a nice nut FD.

River - Sweet. Only thing I'm worried about now is the boat. The fact that UTG is STILL checking makes the boat seem even less likely. Now what?

How did I do? Especially with bet sizes.

$0.02/$0.05 No Limit Holdem
FullTiltPoker
8 Players
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight | fold when you know you're beat
54/8/39 over 14 hands

Stacks:
UTG $9.38
UTG+1 $8.66
Hero $10
MP2 $4.01
CO $18.33
BTN $20.82
SB $9.63
BB $1.55

Pre-Flop: ($0.07, 8 players) Hero is MP1 Ks As
UTG calls $0.05, UTG+1 calls $0.05, Hero raises to $0.23, 5 folds, UTG calls $0.18, UTG+1 calls $0.18

Flop: 6c 4h 5s ($0.76, 3 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $0.50, UTG calls $0.50, UTG+1 calls $0.50

Turn: 4s ($2.26, 3 players)
UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $1, UTG calls $1, UTG+1 folds

River: 7s ($4.26, 2 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets $2 ...

EDIT: Got rid of player names in HH.