Hi all,

A couple of hands from today's session that I am not whether I made the right decision. Comments and advice appreciated as always.

Hand 1:

Should I have raised the flop? Obviously seeing what he had I should of, as he would definately played back at me.

I didn't think he had an ace and so thought I would scare him off and not get value.

What do you think? Slowplay a bad idea?

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

SB ($14.75)
Hero ($23.05)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($11.65)
MP1 ($14.75)
MP2 ($18.05)
MP3 =#A500AF(Villain)/ ($37.70)
CO ($27.65)
Button ($5.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 2, 4.
4 folds, MP3 =#A500AF(Villain)/ calls $0.25, 3 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: ($0.60) 3, A, 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, Villain bets $0.75, Hero calls $0.75.

Turn: ($2.10) T (2 players)
Hero bets $1, Villain calls $1.

River: ($4.10) J (2 players)
Hero checks, Villain checks.

Final Pot: $4.10

Results in white below:
Hero has 2s 4d (flush, jack high).
Villain has 5c 5d (three of a kind, fives).
Outcome: Hero wins $4.10.

Hand 2:

Was I wrong to make a move here. The guy was S-LA and was aggressive on the flop, c-betting about 2/3 of the time. I thought the flop was quite safe and so wanted to raise him off the hand. In retrospect maybe I should have raised more. On the Turn I took his Check as he was scared of the Ace and thought a 50% pot bet would take him off the hand.

Bad move? should I stay away from these kind of moves at 25NL or was the play ok?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

MP2 ($14.65)
Hero ($24.85)
Button ($24.40)
SB =#A500AF(Villain)/ ($12.45)
BB ($18.65)
UTG ($35.45)
UTG+1 ($27.65)
MP1 ($5.35)

Preflop: Hero is CO with 3, 3.
2 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.25, 1 fold, SB =#A500AF(Villain)/ raises to $1, 1 fold, MP1 calls $0.75, Hero calls $0.75.

Flop: ($3.25) Q, 5, 6 (3 players)
Villain bets $1, MP1 folds, Hero raises to $2.5, Villain calls $1.50.

Turn: ($8.25) A (2 players)
Villain checks, Hero bets $4, Villain raises to $8.95, Hero folds.

Final Pot: $21.20