What's a good thing to do here?

[mcpeepants]

I think this is a pretty big leak in my game...

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: mcpeepants is UTG+1 with 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">mcpeepants raises</font>, <font color="666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="CC3333">CO 3-bets</font>, <font color="666666">3 folds</font>, mcpeepants calls.

Flop: (7.33 SB) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">mcpeepants...</font>

[duk]

Kick yourself for raising 66 UTG+1?

I could be way off, but I would think about check-folding this. You don't include any reads on CO, but I find a 3-bet usually means a pair, AK or maybe AQ. You're way behind far too often to justify putting much more in the pot.

[IndieMatty]

To not raise preflop.

With your move, and I have been there, I rationalize he has AK... and check raise the flop, see what Villian does, if 3 bet call, fold turn unimproved.

You also want to have a read on your man here, many players won't 3 bet with anything but AA, KK...if thats your man, check fold or you could obviously spike running 6's on the turn and river.

[mcpeepants]

&gt;&gt; Kick yourself for raising 66 UTG+1?

To my understanding an open raise with 66 in a 7-handed game isn't a bad play. Is it a mistake to consider this a 7-handed game after UTG folds?

[MoreWineII]

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Flop: (7.33 SB) 7, J, 5 (2 players)
mcpeepants...

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...cries.

I'd check-raise the flop. Bet/fold to a raise from there on in. Or call 3-bet, fold turn UI.

[Rubeskies]

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To my understanding an open raise with 66 in a 7-handed game isn't a bad play. Is it a mistake to consider this a 7-handed game after UTG folds?

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Your post says it's an 8 handed game and I would not raise with 66 in UTG+1 in an 8-handed game unless the entire table was way too tight pre and post flop.

[mcpeepants]

Yeah, I can see that 66 is probably only playable if the table is tight. 77 and up is an easy raise in this spot though, right?