Party 10/20 - I think my opponent is trying to tell me something

[icepoker]

Party Poker 10/20 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

My opponent is more than average aggro but not a maniac. How do you proceed with this hand, and do you cap the flop?

Preflop: Hero is Button with 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, CO calls, Hero calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls, CO calls, Hero calls.

Flop: (9 SB) 3/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, MP calls, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, MP folds, Hero calls.

Turn: (8 BB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero ?

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icepoker,

Who's the opponent? The vast majority of the time I'm calling the turn and river bet.

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[djoyce003]

you've gotta call, this could be AK as easily as a higher pocket pair...i'd still pray for an 8 though, just in case.

[Lost Wages]

Raising preflop is standard.

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[GetThere1Time]

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Raising preflop is standard.

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I was wondering about this. I often find myself raising this hand pf too.

[ChicagoTroy]

I call down, but why didn't you raise this preflop?

[aba20]

With a board like that I would three bet with any hands that I would have raised with preflop from the small blind.

[icepoker]

I sometimes raise this here but clearly not always. Maybe that's no good.

[Alobar]

I call down unless I have a really solid read otherwise.

[ChicagoTroy]

Just to play devil's advocate in this specific circumstance.

You have a much better chance to win unimproved against two opponents than against three or four.

You'll have the initiative on ugly flops that will afford you opportunities you might not have if you don't raise.

At the point the action reaches you, you almost certainly have the best hand.

[icepoker]

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