Quote Originally Posted by Bmxicle
Or give me a good reason to raise here (and i'm not being an asshole, cause i struggle in these spots two and wouldn't mind another players insight on situations like this).
The weak player migh fold a Jack to my big raise and it makes for a tigher range horrible can call with. If he plays back, he's predictable enough that I can feel really good about folding. Finally, just calling confronts me with a river decision. I think I get checked to unimproved almost always by raising the turn hard. So that extra $8 is buying me a lot of good things for my hand.