I really do hate the min-raise as I believe it can get you in trouble and it just adds the the P.o.A.

Just sat down and it was my first hand.
PokerStars Game #19132759547: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2008/07/27 - 01:16:06 (ET)
Table 'Kampala' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: P15TOL ($156.80 in chips)
Seat 2: OJLEG333 ($99 in chips)
Seat 3: Irish Se7en ($100 in chips)
Seat 4: white7man ($59.75 in chips)
Seat 5: _2_4_0_0 ($107.60 in chips)
Seat 6: hugool ($11 in chips)
OJLEG333: posts small blind $0.50
Irish Se7en: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Irish Se7en [Jd Th]
white7man: raises $1 to $2
_2_4_0_0: folds
hugool: calls $2
P15TOL: folds
OJLEG333: folds
Irish Se7en: calls $1
*** FLOP *** [Qh 9h 8s]
Irish Se7en: bets $3
white7man: raises $3 to $6
hugool: raises $3 to $9 and is all-in
Irish Se7en: raises $16 to $25
white7man: raises $32.75 to $57.75 and is all-in
Irish Se7en: calls $32.75
*** TURN *** [Qh 9h 8s] [Ad]
*** RIVER *** [Qh 9h 8s Ad] [2s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Irish Se7en: shows [Jd Th] (a straight, Eight to Queen)
white7man: mucks hand
Irish Se7en collected $96.15 from side pot
hugool: mucks hand
Irish Se7en collected $31.85 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $131 Main pot $31.85. Side pot $96.15. | Rake $3
Board [Qh 9h 8s Ad 2s]
Seat 1: P15TOL (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: OJLEG333 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: Irish Se7en (big blind) showed [Jd Th] and won ($128 ) with a straight, Eight to Queen
Seat 4: white7man mucked [Ah As]
Seat 5: _2_4_0_0 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: hugool mucked [Tc Qc]