Hi,

This is my first post on RIO and actually my first hand history post ever. I played this hand recently and hated the way i played it. To be honest, i actually liked the way the villain played it.

Poker Stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 2434141

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UTG+2: $12.50

MP1: $5.00

MP2: $3.73

CO: $3.86

BTN: $4.79

SB: $3.95

BB: $5.69

UTG: $4.14

Hero (UTG+1): $5.62



Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is UTG+1 with Q K

1 fold, Hero raises to $0.20, UTG+2 calls $0.20, 6 folds



Flop: ($0.47) 6 7 2 (2 players)

Hero bets $0.25, UTG+2 calls $0.25



Turn: ($0.97) Q (2 players)

Hero bets $0.75, UTG+2 calls $0.75



River: ($2.47) 9 (2 players)

Hero checks, UTG+2 bets $4.85, Hero folds

I felt like my range was very transparent when i checked the river (Top pair, high pair, air) and it gave the villain enough room to over-bet with a bluff, flush or set. Looking back maybe i could have played the turn differently. I have a tendency to auto c-bet and i rarely use a check-raise unless it multi-way pot.

I've played about 40K hands at 2NL with a win rate of 11.71BB/100 and this was in my first 300 hands of moving up to 5NL. My goal is to successfully beat the micro stakes at NL and PLO. There is a big jump in quality in players compared to 2NL and i want to make sure I am making the right decisions and improving my thought process with each level I move up.

Anyway, thanks for your time. I'd love to hear some feedback from you guys.