2 Hands (AKs & JJ) (25NL)

Hand #1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($30.25)
SB ($13.90)
Hero ($30.50)
UTG ($26.95)
MP ($60.65)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Ahttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif.
UTG raises to $1, MP calls $1, Button calls $1, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3, UTG folds, MP folds, Button calls $2.

Flop: ($8.10) Qhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $1, Hero raises to $6, Button calls $5.

Turn: ($20.10) Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (2 players)
Hero bets $5, Button raises to $21.25, Hero ....?

Final Pot: $46.35

I am wondering what is the proper play on the flop, since the turn was plain awful.

Hand #2
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Hero ($38.30)
UTG ($23.70)
MP ($60.55)
Button ($27.90)
SB ($12.50)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif.
UTG raises to $0.75, 3 folds, Hero raises to $2, UTG raises to $3.25, Hero calls $1.25.

Flop: ($6.60) Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif, 2http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/spade.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $2.5, Hero raises to $6, UTG calls $3.50.

Turn: ($18.60) Khttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $3, Hero calls $3.

River: ($24.60) 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks.

Final Pot: $24.60

On the flop i was thinking that UTG is just C-betting. Though the way he played he could only have qq-aa and AK & AQ, though at the time i did not realize this.

Lastly, I have signifcant problems playing UTG with qt qjo and 109s. I almost think that i should just not playing them at all. Any ideas?

raise more preflop in hand 1, just bet the flop. i dont know what you are doing on turn.

just check call flop.

folds QT QJ T9s utg

Hand 1: Raise more preflop to about 4-5. Make your flop reraise to about 4 instead of 6. Shut down when called and c/f.

Hand 2: c/c on flop.

On the turn my idea was that he was just bluffing and thus i wanted to be sure by shooting a value bet. Now that i look at this, not in the moment, it looks dumb. Thanks for the replies.

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Originally Posted by !Luck

On the turn my idea was that he was just bluffing and thus i wanted to be sure by shooting a value bet. Now that i look at this, not in the moment, it looks dumb. Thanks for the replies.

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If he's bluffing he's not going to call your raise. And now you look like you're bluffing by betting less on the turn than you did on the flop.