Blind steal gone wrong

[Zarathustra888]

Hello again. I've been suffering at the $50's today, here's another mess I got myself into.

JT[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] on the button, folded around to me and I raise to $2, sb folds and the bb calls.

Flop $4.50 is 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
chech, I bet $2.50, villian raises to $10, making the pot $17 and I have another $30 behind. I folded, but I briefly considered raising all in, I think the increased stakes affected my judgement, which is obviously a bad thing. Is there a reasonable case for a push?

The only hands he'll call with imo are 2x, 22, 99+ and I've a possible 15 outs if he's A9. Would your average villian checkraise a trip 2's like this? Or is the average villian thinking I'm full of [censored] right now when I bet?

My image is TAG as far I know.

[PoBoy321]

Your flop CB/semi-bluff has to be bigger, I usually go with about $3.50 in this situation. As played, it's a fold, but villain's stack size is important here.

EDIT to add: If I were villain, I'd check/raise your missed overs with air every day.

[beavens]

i agree wit poboy - make the flop bet bigger than about 1/2 the pot.

3/4 or potsize would be more effective.

[Hattifnatt]

The fold is good.