Just a pretty hand... so thought I would post it here as its the first time it has ever happened to me... and may never happen again:

$0.25/$0.5 Pot Limit Holdem
9 players

Stacks:
UTG ($29.15)
Hero ($29.80)
MP1 ($36.60)
MP2 ($55.10)
MP3 ($61.55)
CO ($51.75)
BTN ($8.25)
SB ($17.60)
BB ($34.65)

Pre-flop: ($0.75, 9 players) Hero is UTG+1 [Qs]
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.5, 1 fold, MP2 calls $1.5, MP3 raises to $5, 4 folds, Hero calls $3.5, MP2 folds

Flop: [Ks][Js] ($12.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets $6.5, Hero calls $6.5

Turn: ($25.25, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 checks

River: ($25.25, 2 players)
Hero bets $5, MP3 calls $5, MP3 says "nh"

Final Pot: $35.25
MP3 shows: [Ac]
Hero shows: [Qs]

Hero wins $33.55 ( won +$17.05 )
MP3 lost -$16.50
MP2 lost -$1.50


More than anything I didnt want him to fold.... coz i had to show this off!!!
Even took a screen capture of this and saved it!

Build pot on the flop cause that turn scares him away and it disguises your hand.

Plz get more value out of royals k thx.

Calling the pre-flop 3-bet is marginal to bad against a tight, cautious player. His range isn't very big, and it could easily have you dominated. With that read, I'd fold. You just aren't going to profit against a squeeky tight player trying to outflop him from OOP, then failing to get value when you do outflop him.

Once we flop that big, just lead. You should absolutely not check/raise the flop. Check calling is pretty bad too. With your line, you risk not getting anything out of him when he shuts down on the turn, since you line basically looks like a donk that hit a big hand (set, turn made flush, not much else).

On the river, if I somehow got to this spot, i'd just bet 2/3 pot or so. Your 1/5 pot bet just screams that you want a call. Make it look more like a bluff.

If this guy seriously folds whenever someone bets a scare card and he doesn't have it, then you have a mint. Follow him around plz.

Right I thought we were full stacked. If full stacked, we can't CRAI because we are playing pot limit, not no limit. It's close enough I guess, but I still don't like it if full stacked.

CRAI flop is fine with stack sizes, I agree.