77, first hand in a $22

Is there a better line to take??

***** Hand History for Game 2612341813 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:15238323 Level:1 Blinds(10/15) - Sunday, August 28, 12:50:15 EDT 2005
Table Table 13850 (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: caretaker1 ( $800 )
Seat 5: hero ( $800 )
Seat 9: PartyRocks ( $800 )
Seat 1: Magellen ( $800 )
Seat 4: larsesp ( $800 )
Seat 8: Monketman ( $800 )
Seat 7: JimRoz ( $800 )
Seat 6: DannoKR ( $800 )
Seat 10: herrerahfs ( $800 )
Seat 3: jasonlacerte ( $800 )
Trny:15238323 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ 7 /images/graemlins/spade.gif 7 /images/graemlins/diamond.gif ]
Folded to button
<font color="red"> jasonlacerte raises [30]. </font>
larsesp folds.
<font color="blue"> hero calls [15]. </font>
** Dealing Flop ** [ 5 /images/graemlins/heart.gif, 4 /images/graemlins/spade.gif, T /images/graemlins/spade.gif ]
<font color="blue"> hero checks. </font>
<font color="red"> jasonlacerte bets [15]. </font>
<font color="blue"> hero raises [70]. </font>
<font color="red"> jasonlacerte calls [55]. </font>
** Dealing Turn ** [ A /images/graemlins/club.gif ]
<font color="blue"> hero bets [100]. </font>
<font color="red"> jasonlacerte calls [100].
</font> ** Dealing River ** [ Q /images/graemlins/spade.gif ]
&gt;You have options at Table 13826 Table!.
<font color="blue"> hero checks. </font>
<font color="red"> jasonlacerte bets [150]. </font>
<font color="blue"> hero folds. </font>
jasonlacerte does not show cards.
jasonlacerte wins 560 chips

I have an index card on a bulletin board in front of my laptop filled with poker thoughts. One of the first ones I put on there was, "Easy on the middle pairs."

I generally avoid hands like this as if they were Satan's tequila. I like the preflop call. I can see the the flop raise after the min-bet. But I think you have to give this up on the turn. He's shown more strength than you have and the A just makes your situation worse. Pass it up and exploit your edge on other hands.