Bet the flop?

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These situations seem to come up alot out of the blinds.

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. UTG+2 posts a blind of $0.50. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 (poster) checks, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO (poster) checks, Button folds, SB folds, Hero checks.

Flop: (6.50 SB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+2 calls, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls.

Turn: (6.25 BB) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, UTG+2 checks, MP2 checks, MP3 checks, CO checks.

River: (6.25 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+2 bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO folds, Hero folds, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 10.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 10.25 BB, between UTG, UTG+2, MP2 and MP3.</font> &gt; <font color="white">Pot won by UTG (10.25 BB).</font>

Results in white below: <font color="white">
UTG shows 7d As (one pair, aces).
UTG+2 shows Tc Jd (one pair, tens).
MP2 shows 7s Th (one pair, tens).
MP3 shows 8h 8c (one pair, eights).
Outcome: UTG wins 10.25 BB. </font>