Underpair - standard C-bet?

[bennies]

22$

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (7 handed) converter

MP2 (t835)
CO (t1923)
Hero (t1460)
SB (t670)
BB (t812)
UTG (t1430)
MP1 (t870)

Preflop: Hero is Button with 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls t50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t50, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t200) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, MP2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t150</font>

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[Unarmed]

Just let it go.
If both blinds weren't in I think betting is profitable.

[johnnybeef]

33 is such a difficult hand to play for profit postflop when it doesnt hit a set. you would do well to forget playing smaller pairs until you have a lot more experience.

[KyleH186]

I like betting because it was checked to you and you have something that really doesnt contain any real draw (so a reraise pushing you off ur hand wont make u regret your bet). Checking isnt a bad option either though, as the blinds could easily be checking mid or bottom pair.


The way I see it, MP2 has overcards that missed so hes no longer a threat. The only threat are the blinds, and if you get called you know your beat. 150 to win 200, this bet only needs to work a little less than half the time for it to be profitable. Throw in the 4% where they call and the turn is a 3, and you have something that looks to be +EV.

[downtown]

I said no as well, because I think there are too many opponents to bet into. I would be interested in hearing the reasoning of (as of now) the almost 50% who said yes.

Edit- I appear to have responded precisely after said reasoning was posted. Touche! I still like folding, FWIW.

[bennies]

Thanks for your thoughts (all).

I was hoping my bet would take out the bottom pairs and most middle pairs also. Like you suggested, anyone with a 9 would probably have bet already.

...oh, you edited. - Any of my opponents could be slowplaying a set or two pairs of course - so I shut down if I get called/raised.