Overcards check-raised HU

[coolhanded]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (10 handed)

No real read on villain---he had just joined table and wasn't in my PT database.

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
4 folds, <font color="blue"> Hero raises </font> , 3 folds, <font color="red"> SB calls </font>, BB folds.

Flop: (5 SB) J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img],7 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img],5 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB checks, <font color="blue"> Hero bets </font> , <font color="red"> SB raises </font> , <font color="blue"> Hero calls </font> .

Turn: (4.5 BB) 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
SB bets, Hero folds.

Yeah? Should I have raised flop (1 more SB) to possibly see river card for free?

[trentcroad]

Without reads I think this is all u can do.
I wouldnt be 3-betting the flop.

[JoshuaD]

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Yeah? Should I have raised flop (1 more SB) to possibly see river card for free?

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The pot's not large enough for that. You're risking another SB, plus the chance of getting capped, to less than double your winning chances. In a larger pot it's a worthwhile idea, but not here. You could be drawing very thin (against a hand like AJ) or nearly dead, or even dead.

I play this hand the same way.