Wishing I hadn\'t...(oesd)
 

Folded to me in the CO, I raise A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and pretty much immediately wish I'd folded. Only the SB calls, and the flop is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]T [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]

SB bets and I raise, immediately wishing I hadn't. He three-bets, I call.

Turn is a 2 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], he bets and I wish I felt like I could fold, but I don't.

River is a 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] and he bets again...

Villain is pretty normal guy at a fairly loose table.

Re: Wishing I hadn\'t...(oesd)
 

Raise Preflop is fine as long as the Button and blinds fold a decent amount. Doesn't even have to be a lot really.

Flop raise isn't fine. This isn't the kind of flop villain will bet/call the flop and check/fold the turn. Its draw heavy, he may have a pair, let him bet if he has just a draw.

You called the turn hoping to improve and you do on the river. So call.

Re: Wishing I hadn\'t...(oesd)
 

pf is fine. Flop I call. Turn I call. River I sure as hell don't fold. I can see an argument here for raising. A good amount of worse hands will pay off. A "pretty normal guy" won't 3-bet with a worse hand. I think it's close. I'd just call though. I guess it depends a lot on what I think his preflop range for calling is here and whether I thought he would bet the scary river if he had reason to be scared.

Re: Wishing I hadn\'t...(oesd)
 

Riasing the flop is bad. If the Q comes what do you have then? Not much. Call the flop, call the turn, call the river.