V1 in SB, early 20s, has been playing solid. Seems to bluff from time to time ($800)
V2 in middle Position. mid 40s guy who thinks he invented poker and seems to be LP ($500)
Hero in CO: Has been playing TAG since joining and got caught on one bluff. However has shown down strong Hands besides that ($600)

Hero is dealt QJ

Preflop
UTG raises to $10
Mid Position calls
V2 calls
Hero calls
V1 calls

Flop (30$) 1095
V 1 bets $30
V2 calls $30
hero raises $120

What do you think here about the raise? I thought I had some folding equity here and that both guys are unlikely to bet the turn which would allow me to potentially get a free Card. So rather then having to call a bet on the turn, I thought it would be better to put in a raise here.

V1 decides to call, V2 folds

Turn
3

V1 checks, hero checks. Should I have fired here again?

River
8

V1 checks, hero does what? Shove allin to make it look like a bluff? Trying to bet smalls around $120 to get a call? Bet around $200?

Is this $1/2 or $2/5?

On the flop my usual play is to just call. I wouldn't count the overcards as outs...someone could have J10 or Q10, ruining our overcard outs. Without the overcard outs, we just have a ~32% draw, so not a monster draw.

I think raising is ok too though, I believe they are both +EV.

On the turn, I also check behind. There's $300 in there and he only has like $390 left. Tough to see that we have much fold equity.

On the river, we now know his range is almost exclusively 10-X, 87, and J8.

I would bet $300. The ten-X hands are our target here, and villain may look us up due to our turn check behind.

You're all over the place in this hand.

Your flop raise is very strong, but also very risky given the stack sizes at the table. But if you make this play, I think you have to follow through with a big bet on the turn to get him off an overpair or stubborn AT. You can't just leave that $320 out there trying to draw to your straight. Bet $200 or so and call a jam. You're repping a set here, and you're doing it very well with a sizable bet on the turn. It will be extremely hard for him to call without a set himself.

As played on the turn, I think shoving river is best. Either he doesn't believe you or he does, and best to get max value when he doesn't believe you.

V1 made the call, he has $800 to start the hand and we have $600. So after flop action, there is $470 left.

On river, I'm betting what I think he'll call. So here about 1/2 pot or 150. I don't see him calling much bigger even tho our line looks fishy.

Preflop fine.

Flop I call. If you raise to 120 you have to follow thru on turn as Imallinnow said.

I agree that the turn is a 3/4 pot bet if you elect to raise the flop as you did. I prefer a flat OTF as opposed to a raise.

In this spot, I generally prefer taking the conservative route, drawing with the right price, and getting paid when I hit. As stated I do think that both flatting and raising the flop are +EV.

OTR I'm making a fishy looking pot sized bet most of the time here.

I think with our unusual line and funky perceived range, a PSB is probably getting called more than half as often as a 1/2 pot bet. That being the case, go big OTR!