Is this a standard raise?

[beachbum]

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<font color="green"> UTG+1 is very loose, somewhat passive. BB is a fairly decent player. </font>

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, Hero calls, SB completes, BB checks.

<font color="green"> I'll probably raise this hand in this situation maybe 60% of the time. However this was one of the times I didn't. I personally like to raise here to isolate with 2 broadway cards instead of Ax or Axs. However, at least my x here is an 8. Also, I like to mix my play preflop a bit and not unimaginatively do the same thing every time.

Should this a preflop raise more than 60% of the time with these conditions?
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Flop: (4 SB) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, Hero calls, SB folds, BB folds.

<font color="green"> I obviously like the flop but I wanted overcalls to give me odds to chase the flush. I don't necessarily like to raise here to isolate an opponent on this flop, drawing to the nut flush. I know the arguments for a raise (getting a free card, cleaning up the 3 Ace outs, pot equity, possibly taking the pot right there). But, I felt I'd get a free card maybe 50% of the time.

This is a hand I'll raise maybe a bit less than half the time. Should it be more often? Again, I was just mixing up my game a bit.
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Turn: (3 BB) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+1 calls.

River: (7 BB) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 calls.

Final Pot: 9 BB

[captZEEbo1]

Raising pf is good. Since you didn't, you might be best off just calling flop to try to lure sb and bb in, since the pot is so small.

[bakku]

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UTG+1 is very loose, somewhat passive. BB is a fairly decent player.

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Should this a preflop raise more than 60% of the time with these conditions?

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With these conditions I'd raise 100% of the time.

[Grease]

I would raise PF, but since you didn't, I think you should definitely raise the flop. Try to win the pot without hitting your hand. If you raise the flop, UTG+1 very well might give up on a small pot and fold the turn. You have the nut flush draw, a backdoor straight draw, and an over. Despite the size of the pot, I'm raising this here.