88 SB: Overpair on flop in a raised pot

[JEM7VSBL]

just sat down, so i have no stats on anyone yet.

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Preflop: JEM is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, JEM calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">JEM bets</font>, BB calls, UTG folds, MP3 calls.

Turn: (5.50 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">JEM bets</font>, BB calls, MP3 folds.

River: (7.50 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
JEM checks, BB checks.

Final Pot: 7.50 BB

should i have bet the flop and played out the hand like i did, or check-raised to isolate the PF raiser? any other comments?

[Lost Wages]

The preflop call is marginal. You are getting 4:1 at best in a raised pot which means you have to make-up double your missing odds postflop. Checkraise the flop, betting makes it correct for gutshots and overcards to call, you want them to make a mistake if they call.

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