[RIDGE45]

Game is not too tough. A couple of real good players and then some bad ones.

Blinds 25cents, 50 cents

Hero has A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] in MP.
One limper in front, hero limps. Button limps, SB calls, BB checks.

2.50 in pot

Flop: 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 10 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

SB checks, BB bets 50 Cents (weak player, very passive, will make stupid plays sometimes, will fold to most reraises), first limper raises to 2.00 (know this player well, has top pair maybe two pair)

Hero calls 2.00, button goes all in for about 12 dollars. SB folds, BB folds, reraiser folds. Hero...calls.

19 dollars in pot, hero has to call another 10.

I put this guy on two pair, or J9 (top pair, OESD), or OESD and flush draw.

He turns over 9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]6 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] giving him no pair just OESD. He hits the straight and nothing pans out for me.

My questions are:

1. Raise preflop? Yes or no and why.
2. Raise the flop Yes or no and why.

After thinking about it, I thought the correct play would have been to raise on the flop, thus isolating the player I thought had top pair. Even if he has two pair, I'm sitting on 11 outs (maybe 14 if he doesnt have top two).

If i raise on the flop, the button does not push all in, MAYBE calls. Says he was trying to make a play...

Comments please...