simple looking AK hand

[acidca]

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
9 players
Converter (http://www.neildewhurst.com/hand-converter)

Stack sizes:
UTG: $84.80
UTG+1: $23.20
MP1: $38.35
MP2: $39.25
MP3: $93.80
CO: $72.20
Button: $14.65
SB: $55.45
Hero: $61.90

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is BB with A/images/graemlins/spade.gif K/images/graemlins/spade.gif
7 folds, SB calls, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $2</font>, SB calls.

Flop: A/images/graemlins/heart.gif T/images/graemlins/diamond.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif ($4, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $3</font>


Who calls and who raises, and why?

[Low_Card2]

hero raises to $9-$10

[dawade]

what reason do you have for not raising here?

Make it $10 to go and count the monies!

[LayZ]

If you aren't raising a lot 100% of the time here you are playing way too scared.

[HitNRunPoster]

wait for hte turn? I don't know.

[Numfar]

I raise because of the draws. Without those I might just call if I think the villain has the ability to fold a smaller A to aggression.

[KurtSF]

I raise it up.

Waiting for the turn is not a bad idea. Any Q, J, or /images/graemlins/heart.gif is kinda scary, and if none of those 17 cards fall I feel much better about going to war with my 1 pair hand.

Is there a party line on this?

Edit - grammar

[nuts]

I think a raise is good here, but a call is reasonable as you're in position and can get some info by his action on the turn.

[SCBielski]

You hit a very strong flop, I don't know what you're waiting for here. Smooth calling gives our villain a chance to draw out if he is betting into the flush draw. Obviously if you encounter a lot of resistance after making it ~$10 to go then you might suspect two pair or a set. This is pretty standard, holla.

[acidca]

Since everyone thinks this an easy raise, I'll provide my thought process here (I called, rest of line to come):

sb limped and then called, which, in my opinion, makes AT+ unlikely. I also think most players at full ring will fold Ax to a raise here, but will often 2nd barrel or call a turn bet.
Secondly, I really don't find that players lead out when oop against a raiser at this level very often. When they do, I find they tend to have strong hands. If villain already has me beat, I think raising this flop will end in losing a big pot.

who agrees/disagrees?