Strange 87s hand

villain here just sat down a few hands ago, no HUD stats on him yet. My question here is not about folding.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($51.55)
Button ($31.01)
SB ($15.64)
BB ($85.99)
UTG ($61.02)

Preflop: Hero is MP with 7http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif, 8http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50, 1 fold, SB (poster) completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2) 3http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, 9http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...es/diamond.gif, Thttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (4 players)
SB bets $0.5, BB folds, UTG calls $0.50, Hero calls $0.50.

Turn: ($3.50) Jhttp://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...iles/heart.gif (3 players)
SB bets $0.5, UTG calls $0.50, Hero raises to $3, SB calls $2.50, UTG calls $2.50.

River: ($12.50) 4http://www.flopturnriver.com/phpBB2/...miles/club.gif (3 players)
SB checks, UTG checks, Hero bets $6, SB folds, UTG raises to $17, Hero...

Hmm, only KQ and Q8 beats you here, none of them very likely (if decent UTG would fold Q8 and raise KQ prf). I think you'll see UTG have twopair or a set very often here. The pot is big enough for pushing, the question is though: will he call more than 50% with hands you beat? Against an unknown I think pushing is best- but because I'm weak and I only see monsters checkraise rivers I'm inclined to just call.

It's close between shoving or just calling. If you think he is raising with two pair or a set, by all means shove. On this occasion I'd probably just call. I also bet bigger on the river, something like $9.

You might consider raising the flop for value and for a free card.

River is very odd. I might just call, as this looks a lot like a fish with the nuts. I don't think a set or two pair are played like this very often by an unknown.

[quote="dsaxton"]You might consider raising the flop for value and for a free card.
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I would raise a rainbow board but a bet and a call I'm inclined to just try to hit my hand for as cheap as possible. I thought his play was very odd for what he held, JTdd. I just called.