[ajmargarine]

Thank you blue, for a reasoned response. Most are agreeing I should have pushed preflop, and I agree to this. But I didn't and now I have decisions to make. I knew at the table that raising this flop was a bad idea, but I was leaning toward a check raise. I thought it thru after his raise, and decided to fold. My read on him was that the chances of him bluffing or making a continuation bet of that size, where very low. Although I think he would have just called me preflop with a non pocket pair, your analysis shows I am not dead in the water with the range I put him on.

TY for your response--aj