A TPGK hand

[johnny_fish]

Loose table. Any thoughts on this hand?

** Game ID 668475158 starting - 2006-01-31 19:09:26
** Casino Boogie [Hold 'em] (1.50|3.00 No Limit - Cash Game) Real Money

- Charmer1973 sitting in seat 1 with $205.20
- Unreal sitting in seat 2 with $191.70 [Dealer]
- panzerchb sitting in seat 3 with $81.45
- Paolo8 sitting in seat 4 with $415.70 [Sitting out]
- rac27 sitting in seat 5 with $57.61
- elanja sitting in seat 6 with $239.40
- Padula sitting in seat 7 with $242.15
- malaren1 sitting in seat 8 with $96.00
- johnny291281 sitting in seat 9 with $411.82
- Paymebig sitting in seat 10 with $92.50

panzerchb posted the small blind - $1.50
rac27 posted the big blind - $3.00
** Dealing card to johnny291281: Jack of Hearts, Queen of Hearts
elanja called - $3.00
Padula folded
malaren1 called - $3.00
johnny291281 called - $3.00
Paymebig called - $3.00
Charmer1973 folded
Unreal folded
panzerchb called - $3.00
rac27 checked

** Dealing the flop: Jack of Diamonds, 5 of Clubs, 8 of Diamonds
panzerchb checked
rac27 checked
elanja bet - $9.00
malaren1 called - $9.00
johnny291281 called - $9.00
Paymebig folded
panzerchb folded
rac27 folded

** Dealing the turn: 3 of Spades
elanja bet - $18.00
malaren1 called - $18.00
johnny291281 raised - $50.00
elanja folded
malaren1 called - $50.00

** Dealing the river: 2 of Hearts
malaren1 went all-in - $34.00
johnny291281 called - $34.00

[bdawg56kg]

Why not raise the flop? If you are beat, it'll cost you $35-40 instead of $60 as you played it. I understand you want to control the pot size, but in a 3-way pot on a draw heavy board I think you have to raise at some point. In a HU situation, a call down would be appropriate. I like raising the flop to $35 and if called, check the turn and see what he does on the river, or if shorty calls your raise, just put him all in on the turn.

[Irisheyes]

I concur

[johnny_fish]

Wanted to see how the turn worked out, so I just called the flop. Draw heavy also, didn't want to invest a lot with all those draws out. Too passive maybe.

Results: Shorty showed 52o for the rivered 2 pair.