What did I get myself into?

[buddha]

Couple questions on this hand. First, my decision to raise the flop, good or bad? The bet was so weak I had more than enough odds to draw. Once I raised and got reraised I immediately second guessed myself. At the timevthis seemed like autofold as I couldn't imagine what hands this guy would minraise preflop then play this way on flop. I tend to read minraise on button as mid/small pair, suited connector type hands. This means I may be against a set, two pair or better draw. If my 14 outs are live I have the pot odds to call, but against the range of hands for my opponent I think I am screwed. So...smooth call the flop? Call the all-in? If the opponent had made a full raise preflop I call the push with the same action but not sure here.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

SB ($204.4)
BB ($130.97)
UTG ($69.05)
Hero ($474.55)
CO ($239.1)
Button ($152.55)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif. SB posts a blind of $1.
UTG calls $2, Hero calls $2, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $4</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls $2, Hero calls $2.

Flop: ($15) 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $5</font>, UTG calls $5, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $25(smooth call here?)</font>, Button calls $143.55 (All-In), UTG folds, Hero ???

[PoBoy321]

Bet the flop. Don't go for the check/raise from the CO. It always looks fishy. However, I call the push and expect to either have enough outs to be a favorite, or to have the best hand, but be against 2 overs with the flush draw.

[boondockst]

You're actually slightly favored against an overpair without a spade (negates a runner runner higher flush possibility)

And you're crushing an unlikely JT donk-hand

http://twodimes.net/h/?z=1026926
pokenum -h 5s 4s - tc jc -- 9s 8s 4h
Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing 9s 8s 4h
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
5s 4s 696 70.30 294 29.70 0 0.00 0.703
Jc Tc 294 29.70 696 70.30 0 0.00 0.297