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Call the flop.

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I dont agree. Raising the flop looks like a Q, while calling/raising the turn looks like you got tricky with a 5. Just bet out and get lots of $ in there, getting tricky is for NL.

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You're not going to ever get lots of money in there except in a situation like this. Hardly anything can call if you raise and shut out the field, and the pot is miniscule. Queens and flush draws will call either way, but something like A7o or 77, which might have called if you called, will fold if you raise. Seems like an okay spot to play slowly.

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Any hand that would bet early in the round like that has enough of a hand to call a raise and call you down. Any flush draw will probably cold call you too, and would be more likely to join in the action on the turn with the bigger pot to draw for.
If A7 or 77 are being played by a nut, they will call you down. If its A7, you arent getting more on the turn by slowplaying the flop. If someone puts a SB in with 77, id say 70% of online players call the flop raise, and he would probably check-call the turn or check-fold anyway. I think there are many more situations where more money can be made by just betting it out. Not only that, but it makes playing against you much harder knowing that you will just go ahead and bet out with a monster.

Raising this board also could mean a flush draw and could induce more action out of a good hand anyway. I just think that playing it fast minimizes tells and maximizes winning in most cases. Aggression with a hand in limit is never a bad play IMO. Not only does raising the flop get more money into the pot, it also doesnt do much to slow down action on the turn.