Early in session. Table is loose passive and I recognize two regular $1/3 players that I think are winning players. Main villain in this hand is one of the regulars and I have observed him limping a ton of speculative hands. My assumption is that he is trying to get one of the looser villains to stack off when he hits something. I don't think the way he is playing at this time is profitable. I have seen 67o and similar terrible hands being limped from him UTG/ UTG+1 etc.

OTTH ($450 effective) villain is UTG+1 and limps. Hero in MP (2 seats to his left) isolates to $15 with Q9s. I think a case can be made for all three decisions pre, but I elected to go with raising. I hadn't seen how he reacts to being isolated yet and I don't mind doing it with this hand. I could also limp along or just fold. Rest of table folds and he is only caller.

Flop ($30) 965 Villain checks and I bet $20

Turn ($67) K He checks. I don't mind a check back here, but there are so many draws and my hand is pretty vulnerable. I would like to be able to bluff my low equity hands I C-bet on the flop on the K turn so I bet $40.

River ($147) 3 Complete brick. I try to go for thin value against the 97, 98, 67, 68 type hands that are non-believers and bet $55.

Thoughts?

Don't know how I ended up posting this in this forum. Was meant for LLSNL. I made a new post there. Mods, if you see this please delete.

If you arent afraid of getting bluff checkraised when you bet small (you said the table was passive) then the small bet is the way to go. If villain is capable of being tricky tho or thinks he can put you in a though spot when he raises you then it becomes a snap checkbehind.

Ask them to move it to LLSNL as mentioned not delete it if you still want answers.

I think you played the hand well, I like everything you did if I'm honest, you could argue that the river bet-size could be a little bigger but that's about all I can say.

I imagine villain folded to your river bet as he missed his flush / gut-shot (with a pair).