($55) bottom two, first level
 

be hard on me, im fairly new to SnGs, especially party structure SnGs, gettin my feet wet while i cool off the ring games for a while

***** Hand History for Game *****
NL Texas Hold'em $50 Buy-in + $5 Entry Fee Trny: Level:1 Blinds(10/15) -
Table Table (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: B_F_A ( $1295 )
Seat 2: Elcajun8407 ( $810 )
Seat 3: Zmei777 ( $1000 )
Seat 4: Vuron00 ( $1000 )
Seat 5: stickybud ( $980 )
Seat 7: TIMAXX ( $1045 )
Seat 8: pam22 ( $975 )
Seat 9: AIAlex ( $985 )
Seat 10: HERO( $1000 )
Seat 6: a_nn_e202 ( $910 )
Trny:18436434 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ 5s 3c ]
B_F_A folds.
Elcajun8407 calls [15].
Zmei777 folds.
Vuron00 folds.
stickybud folds.
a_nn_e202 calls [15].
TIMAXX folds.
pam22 folds.
AIAlex calls [5].
HERO checks.
** Dealing Flop ** [ 3d, 5h, 7s ]
>You have options at Table Table!.
AIAlex bets [15].
HERO raises [60].
Elcajun8407 folds.
a_nn_e202 calls [60].
>You have options at Table Table!.
AIAlex raises [185].
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no reads - w/o the overcaller here, im more inclined to flat call this guy's raise, and try to get it in on the turn. with the overcaller, is a push bad here? am i only going to be called by something that betas me if i push (well, maybe get called by an overpair or something).

i also considered folding, but with no reads, i dont think i can do that.

Re: ($55) bottom two, first level
 

bottom two is very vulnerable. since the opponent led out, i'm giving him more credit for top pair or an overpair than anything else.

I'd probably raise to T500 or just push. obviously you'd like the other guy to overcall, but your hand is just too weak as it is to NOT play it strongly.

also 'only going to be called by something that betas me' - bad thinking at the 22s,33s,55s. I wouldn't be surprised if you get called by an OESD, top pair, overpair (SLOWPLAYED AA GUYZ111) and all sorts of other random junk.

I'd be more willing to give him credit for a hand that beats you if you got check-raised STRONG, not minbet-raised.