How much to raise?

I know that I did not have the nut flush here but I was pretty sure that I had the hand one.

So my question is, in a hand like this (or one you have the absolute nuts). How much do you raise on the end? Is there some kind of %
or "when to shove" rules of thumb. He called me very quickly on this hand, I believe he might of called an all in.


pokerstars Game #8023225079: Hold'em No Limit ($0.25/$0.50) - 2007/01/19 - 18:49:38 (ET)
Table 'Almeisan V' 6-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: Sammyv1 ($49.50 in chips)
Seat 2: iarba ($42.75 in chips)
Seat 3: StolenStars ($47.75 in chips)
Seat 4: printk ($47 in chips)
Seat 5: Etf1985 ($59.80 in chips)
Seat 6: Sam71 ($167.05 in chips)
printk: posts small blind $0.25
Etf1985: posts big blind $0.50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Sammyv1 [Th Qh]
Sam71: raises $0.50 to $1
Sammyv1: calls $1
iarba: folds
StolenStars: calls $1
printk: folds
Etf1985: calls $0.50
*** FLOP *** [Qs 9h Jh]
Etf1985: bets $1
Sam71: folds
Sammyv1: calls $1
StolenStars: raises $3 to $4
Etf1985: calls $3
Sammyv1: calls $3
*** TURN *** [Qs 9h Jh] [5h]
Etf1985: checks
Sammyv1: checks
StolenStars: checks
*** RIVER *** [Qs 9h Jh 5h] [Kc]
Etf1985: bets $5
Sammyv1: raises $10 to $15
StolenStars: folds
Etf1985: calls $10
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Sammyv1: shows [Th Qh] (a flush, Queen high)
Etf1985: mucks hand
Sammyv1 collected $47.80 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $50.25 | Rake $2.45
Board [Qs 9h Jh 5h Kc]
Seat 1: Sammyv1 showed [Th Qh] and won ($47.80) with a flush, Queen high
Seat 2: iarba folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: StolenStars (button) folded on the River
Seat 4: printk (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 5: Etf1985 (big blind) mucked [Js Tc]
Seat 6: Sam71 folded on the Flop

Tough to say

I think you gotta be happy with the call.

What are we putting the villian on here? A straight? Worse flush?

If I am counting right he bet a 1/3 of the pot on the river which smells fishy to me, a lower flush is a reasonable guess I think.

So maybe a little more but I don't think he would call an all in here.

Anyway on average I think you should be happy you extracted
what you did. Much better than a fold.

good win but a pot sized bet was in order here, if you knew you had him then bet the pot, if my math is right then your bet was $5 shy of the pot.
Otherwise nice pot