Right use of check/raiser here?

[crackthis09]

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Crackthis is MP1 with 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, Crackthis calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP3 calls, CO calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (7 SB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(7 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, Crackthis checks, MP3 checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets</font>, SB calls, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Crackthis raises</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls, SB folds, UTG calls.

Turn: (7 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Crackthis bets</font>, CO folds, UTG calls.

River: (9 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Crackthis bets</font>, UTG folds.

Final Pot: 10 BB

[Drunken Monkey]

I don't know if I would be all to sure that someone would bet given the Preflop action. Plus checking gives any one on a striaght draw a posible freecard.

I wouldn't go for a check-raise in this situation, but I do not know if that is the correct play.

[istewart]

There's nobody to check-raise. I bet.

And I raise preflop.

[_bustedflush_]

I would raise preflop which pretty much eliminates the chance of a c-r on the flop.

In your case, with only two to act after you and no aggression preflop, you ran a good chance of whiffing here.

[@bsolute_luck]

bet the flop. flush/straight draws will hang on 'til the end, but bet to fold backdoors and weak overcards that might fold.

plus you're ahead and have a backdoor straight draw yourself. (and i'd PRF raise with 99 too [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] )

[k000k]

Raise PF. Postflop, with 7 in, bet right away.. A table that loose, someone's bound to have a 6, hit a pair, or a couple diamonds. Make em pay to draw 2p/str8/fl. What makes you think anyone in the last 2 positions is gonna bet? That'd really suck if someone beat you cuz you let em draw for free.