messing around at a home game

[silkyslim]

1/2 NL home game with a bunch of Illinois State Troopers (Rounders, anyone?). 9 handed, very loose, mix of uber passive players and gamblors. 4 limpers, im on the button with 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] and limp. SB calls and BB checks. Flop is
Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB, who is a loose gamblor who doesnt care about his $ and came to lose it all, bets out 5, everyone folds and I call. Turn is the 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] He bets out $10, making the pot ~$34, I??? Should I have raised for a free card on the flop? Thanks o and his stack after the bet was $30 I had him covered.

[yvesaint]

call the turn

any heart, 8, 9, or J, bet

his most likely holdings are any Q, any T, heart draw, or weird mid-pocket (JJ, 88-44 are all possible)

[silkyslim]

lol any heart ,8, 9, or J. Obviously Im calling the turn, I guess my question was on the flop.

[yvesaint]

hes loose, id rather make him pay when i actually hit

plus hes giving you great odds the whole way, why not take them

Doesnt sound like he would care that you raised.
If he likes to gamble and has no cares about his money, big chance he'll re-raise or call/bet anyway.

Save the fancy plays for the thinking players. Play this guy straight up.

Also, Ive played a few loose gamblers like this who won't let you be the one to put the last raise in. Who ever just calls the raise is less of a man.