this is a semi-recent bodog hand...no stats or anything, just general reads based on maybe 40 or so hands.

6 handed 100nl, important stacks:
me (SB, been aggro but no big pots yet) - $110
villain (BB, calling station) - $120
UTG (tight) - $83

Pre flop...Hero has 44
UTG raises to $3, 1 fold, Button calls, I call, BB calls

Flop ($12, 4 players) 4 5 6

Hero bets $8, Villain raises to $16, 2 folds, Hero????

I managed to hit a set, so was trying to stack UTG. Then, mr. uber passive min raises and the pfrer folds - doh! My read is that he isn't doing this with a combo draw, top pair or bluff (he would most likely call with those) - it's either an overpair, str8 or higher set. In the actual hand, I 3bet to $36 and then pushed for about $55 more over his 4bet min raise.

I feel like there's gotta be a better way to play this. What do you think? Try and play a small pot unless making a boat/quads? Is folding to his first min raise an option?