Re: Tackling the pot raise... what do you need to have?
Most likely UTG is holding AA, and at least KK.
1) The $1 raise preflop doesn't do much for you besides make it larger for the UTG to make a bigger raise pf. You do have a hand that can make a lot of big draws, see a flop so you can see what draws you actually have.
2) I don't think this hand is worth a pot-raise preflop. Maybe if you had good position but not in EP.
3) This would be much easier to call if you hadn't raised preflop. If there are a couple of other players also calling then yes you should call. Otherwise I think you can wait for a better opportunity to take his money. At best you're a coin-flip. I don't think he'd be potting it with anything less than KK in his hand, but then again I'm not sure how the $25 PL players play.
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