river decision with 40% of stack already in pot

it seems every time i play lately i get in these spots.....

Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 108534
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BTN: $9.60
SB: $4.30
BB: $6.45
Hero (UTG): $7.30
UTG+1: $14.05
MP1: $3.05
MP2: $4.90
CO: $10.00

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is UTG with J Q
Hero raises to $0.30, 2 folds, MP2 calls $0.30, CO calls $0.30, BTN calls $0.30, 1 fold, BB calls $0.20

Flop: ($1.55) Q Q K (5 players)
BB checks, Hero bets $0.40, MP2 folds, CO calls $0.40, BTN raises to $1.20, BB folds, Hero raises to $2.60, CO folds, BTN calls $1.40

Turn: ($7.15) 5 (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN checks

River: ($7.15) T (2 players)
Hero checks, BTN bets $3, Hero ???

that 10 is literally the worse card possible.....is it bad enough for a fold?

I make the crying call and take my punishment. This hand was misplayed from the start. Raising UTG with QJo is almost never a good play, because you're going to either fold to a 3bet, or play OOP the rest of the hand with a fairly marginal hand. As played, your flop 3-bet should probably have been a shove (given stack sizes).

Mondogarage wrote:I make the crying call and take my punishment. This hand was misplayed from the start. Raising UTG with QJo is almost never a good play, because you're going to either fold to a 3bet, or play OOP the rest of the hand with a fairly marginal hand. As played, your flop bet should be $1 (minimum) to pot and the 3-bet should probably have been a shove (given stack sizes).

imho