NL25: Wildly overplayed AJ?

[LordTacohead]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($55.65)
SB ($11.10)
Hero ($56.95)
UTG ($10.60)
MP ($21.65)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, MP folds, Button calls $1.25, SB calls $1.25.

Flop: ($4.75) J/images/graemlins/club.gif, 3/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $9.6</font>, Hero calls $5.60.

Is raising preflop bad? My thinking was that ideally, I'd like to narrow down the field a bit. Postflop seems like a sticky situation. I have evidence that villain prefers to checkraise over betting out when he hits, but it's a small sample. Once I've bet I'm priced in, yes?

[ajmargarine]

Raising preflop isn't bad, no. Either/or is OK IMO. Flop is good and you have to call. TPTK is teh nutz against shorties who have less than 50 bb's.

[LordTacohead]

Thanks, AJ. I haven't seen you in STTF for a long time, I take it you figured out that SNGs are teh sux?

[gir]

Raise to $1.75 pre. Flop is fine.

[emon87]

I'm usually just checking this preflop with that many limpers. Mistake?

[Unknown Soldier]

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I'm usually just checking this preflop with that many limpers. Mistake?

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I was in the same situation a few days ago, here's what people said..

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...rue#Post8563234 (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&amp;Board=microplnl&amp;Number=8563234&amp; Searchpage=4&amp;Main=8562439&amp;Words=Unknown+Soldier&amp;to pic=&amp;Search=true#Post8563234)

[jonyy6788]

lol Checkaments preflop or raise a crazy amount....

[wingchunflush]

Why do you check? Not alot you need to be worried about here. I will lead this flop 100%. Why check and let someone try to catch a club?

[Unknown Soldier]

talking about checking pre not on the flop wing.

What if villain had you covered, what would you do then?

[RAHZero]

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Why do you check? Not alot you need to be worried about here. I will lead this flop 100%. Why check and let someone try to catch a club?

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They're talking preflop, not on the flop. I usually check this, but will occasionally throw out a big raise. As played, you have to call the shortstack's push.

[ajmargarine]

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I'm usually just checking this preflop with that many limpers. Mistake?

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Nope, not at all.