Okay here's a hand from today's 25nl session: villain is unknown, but he has a dog avatar, a ?spanish? name, and he's repping his silver star....if any of that is relevant at all.

Alright I'm wondering what the best course of action is here to maximize value/not stack off etc.

I don't feel I can get 3 streets here very often but I was considering checking flop and betting turn and river(pending) but the flush draw encouraged me to bet. Is giving a free card on this flop OK and then delaying the cbet? I usually do it on dryer boards but I'm wondering what others have to say on this topic:

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

BB ($15.80)
UTG ($25)
UTG+1 ($25)
MP1 ($26.60)
MP2 ($15)
MP3 ($25)
Hero (CO) ($36.20)
Button ($14.85)
SB ($20.50)

Preflop: Hero is CO with A, 10
3 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, 1 fold, Hero bets $1, 2 folds, BB calls $0.75, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.35) 6, 2, A (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $1.50, BB calls $1.50

Turn: ($5.35) 8 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $3.75, BB calls $3.75

River: ($12.85) 3 (2 players)
BB checks, Hero checks

Total pot: $12.85 | Rake: $0.60


Okay this is the SAME villain now, only he's 38/12 over 26 hands

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($14.20)
MP ($33.85)
CO ($13.40)
Button ($12.10)
Hero (SB) ($25.50)
BB ($26.85)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A
UTG calls $0.25, 1 fold, CO calls $0.25, 1 fold, Hero bets $1, 1 fold, UTG calls $0.75, 1 fold

Flop: ($2.50) Q, 10, 9 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.75, UTG calls $1.75

Turn: ($6) 4 (2 players)
Hero bets $3.25, UTG calls $3.25

River: ($12.50) 5 (2 players)
Hero???

I realize I should have raised bigger preflop, aside from that, where am I here :S. I guess my bet sizes are sort of smallish due to his stack size since I can get it in pretty easily with TPTK against his effective stack. I sort of felt I should bet smaller to get all his weak shit in his range to continue, though I guess I could just get it in earlier by betting bigger and things wouldn't change much?