An Interesting Turn Situation on a Short-Handed Table

I think after my action preflop and on the flop the turn raise can only mean I am beat...

Villian is 31/17/1 over few hands. Is this a standard play or completely donkish? /images/graemlins/confused.gif

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Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (5.40 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button calls.

Turn: (5.70 BB) T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 8.70 BB

[private joker]

Turn fold is good.

As for the flop, you're basically in a way ahead/way behind situation. If your opponent does not have a Q (or 77), he has very few outs to beat you. If he does, then you are drawing to 2 outs. So some might suggest you call the flop raise and check-call down, allowing him to bet his weaker hands but only get a single bet from you with his stronger hands.

However, your line cost you 2.5 BBs, whereas calling the flop raise and check-calling down would cost you 3 BBs.

[brettbrettr]

nh.