Post flop betting

[Crunch]

I have a couple questions about post-flop betting. Use the following assumptions:

Low-limit SnG (5$+.50)
You have yet to enter a pot outside the blinds, playing very tight.
The table has a range of different players, LAg, TAg, Loose-weak, etc.

On the middle position with two-big cards, you raise and get 2 callers (both blinds fold, you're first to act post-flop)
You hit top pair, good-to-best kicker (Kings with Ace/Queen kick eg.) The calls pre-flop make you think that you're boss right now, but there is a reasonable draw on the board (possible open-enders).

Having started with 1000 chips, how do you bet out, knowing you want to protect your hand if:

The blinds are 10-20? (raises are very small portion of overall chips)
The blinds are 50-100? (signifigant dent in your stack)
The blinds are 100-200? (A reraise would likely put you all in)

I know alot of factors are missing, like who are you up against, reads, etc...but generally, whats the bet? 1/2 pot? 3/4 pot? Pot-sized? Over-bet to scare away draws?

[Rondavu]

Bet really strong every time. Go all in if the blinds are huge. Don't slowplay Top Pair top kicker after raising preflop. You gotta splash it while it's hot. Take it down as quick as possible.

[storm75m]

I agree with Rondavu, at those lower level SNG's people call small raises all day. I bet 3/2 of the pot (over-bet) in that situation.

[SnoT_III]

I think the obvious answer to this question is to push hard, but the more complicated answer is just knowing when to fold. Your goal in poker is to win the most amount of chips that you can every hand. If these guys are calling your bet out of the blind than more than likely you could consider having them beat. They are loose players, and the didn't re-raise you before the flop. If your reads are correct (that they are loose players) than you can assume they have hands like K9 suited, or worse. Suck some bets out of them, but be ready to fold when they re-raise you if they hit their draw.

[ender555]

honestly, i think it's stupid to fold TPTK early game in these sng's. Yes you will lose to a set/2pair at time, but the play is just so crazy that TPTK is almost always good. People push with TPLK all day down there. Theres always maniacs in those games and it's a good way to build up early.

I guess if you have poker tracker and a solid database it would be a lot easier to know when to fold

[SnoT_III]

I wasn't saying fold AK when the flop is 5 9 k rainbow. I was saying if everyone is calling and then the turn comes up 6 and the river a 7, it would probably be wise to lay the hand down. Is it realistic that someone would call large bets with an 8 in their hand? No, but people do it all the time. Plus, it's early in the tournament, you have to be confident that you can outplay them later on and get your chips back. Also, I think laying down tptk in the long run will make you a better player.