did i play this wrong/make the wrong move here?

[alexd231232]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) converter

CO (t560)
Button (t1340)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1400)
UTG (t3520)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t2220)
Hero (t1480)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t20, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t70</font>, CO calls t70, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG calls t50, MP1 calls t50.

Flop: (t310) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
UTG checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t310</font>, <font color="#CC3333">CO raises to t490</font>, UTG calls t490, MP1 folds, Hero folds.

Turn: (t1600) Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

River: (t1600) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t1600

The hands that i was against was A9 of hearts and A2 diamonds. The A9, of course, took down the pot. About my play...My logic was, i should need trips here to win the hand, meaning i'll need the 6 at least but if i catch my 6, anyone with a 5 gets a straight, so i figured although i'm somewhat pot comitted, don't i fold knowing that he'll probably bet into me on the turn leaving me with not much to do?
Any opinions would be really nice here.
Thanks

[adanthar]

1)Why are you raising PF?
2)Why are you folding on the flop getting something like 8:1 with ~6 outs?

[LethalRose]

3) how the hell are you pot commited?

[Voltron87]

I know there was a time where I wasn't a winning player and wasn't very good at poker, but damn, I know I never sucked this much. I think this is a jopke, please say it is.

[alexd231232]

i'm not too good of a player, but i was raising pf because 77 is a preflop raise hand in my opinion, and the pot odds of 6/47 are just about equal to 1/8 so that doesnt really favor me greatly either.

[BDarch]

1. don't raise preflop
2. You need to call the raise on the flop despite probably being beat, a 6 and 5 are most likely outs for you so you have more than enough odds to call.

[alexd231232]

no need for all this hating, i'm just starting to learn the game and would appreciate some positive advice instead of this crap

[LethalRose]

10 handed 66 is crap, anything below jj is crap 10 handed this early on.

the raise preflop isnt that bad with deep stacks and if you hit you will get paid off but you definately need to fold this flop.

believe it or not the "Crap" you are getting for this hand is positive advice, just dont do it.

[alexd231232]

but lethal, arent you basically saying i made the right move?

[LethalRose]

the right move here is to call and try to hit a set. A lot of people here would call a 3xBB bet trying to hit a set, so raising is not THAT bad, but you really should limp.

the worse play is not folding the flop.