villain was new to table...appeared active at first...factor that into your read. however, i want to know if your read "changes" later. hopefully, this will be a post flop lesson for me, as well as, a lesson in not jumping to conclusions too quickly when trying to classify a player. thanks.

by active, i mean he's been in most pots. not necessarily raising/betting, but taking lots of flops. i think i've seen about 10ish hands and he's been in on more than half...again, not necessarily aggressive.

hand one...

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (7 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

SB ($17.90)
BB ($24.75)
UTG ($20.60)
MP1 ($8.15)
MP2 ($8.05)
CO ($24.65)
Hero ($23.45)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A, A.
3 folds, CO calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1, 2 folds, CO calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.35) 8, 5, J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $1.5, CO calls $1.50.

Turn: ($5.35) Q (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $3.5, CO calls $3.50.

River: ($12.35) J (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets $6, CO raises to $15, Hero ??

was this a correct fold? i just had a feeling i was being slowplayed here, but by what? QJ? i figure he either had me outflopped, hit his J on river, or bluffed me off with a busted draw on the scare card. i would hate for it to be the latter, but i didnt have enough history with the guy to take the chance. was that correct? a reluctant fold? remember, we are at 25NL. i fold this w/o a read that he bluffs. at 10NL, i pay this off, unless i have that he DOESNT bluff.


hand two...literally like 2 hands later...

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

Button ($17.80)
SB ($24.50)
BB ($8)
UTG ($20.60)
UTG+1 ($8.15)
MP1 ($8.05)
MP2 ($35.85)
Hero ($21.45)

Preflop: Hero is CO with , .
3 folds, MP2 calls $0.25, Hero raises to $1, 3 folds, MP2 calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.35) , , (2 players)
MP2 checks, Hero bets $1.5, MP2 raises to $34.85, Hero ??

maybe for this hand you need to know i folded the first one. but, try not to take that into consideration with advice for the first hand. the $1.50 was a bit weak i guess. cant remember if i had a reason/thought at the time. prolly should have been $1.75.

thx