Lost with fairly weak top pair

[SomethingClever]

No reads....

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($49.70)
UTG ($198)
Hero ($209.55)
Button ($374.90)
SB ($443.05)

Preflop: Hero is MP with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $7, BB calls $6.

Flop: ($24) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $10</font>, BB calls $10, Hero calls $10.

Turn: ($54) 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $16</font>, BB calls $16, Hero calls $16.

River: ($102) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $32</font>, BB calls $15.70 (All-In), Hero calls $32.

Final Pot: $181.70

[Stealthy]

Raise the flop to $35. Dont play call down poker with a hand this vulnerable 3 way.

A thought I like to have in these situations is that if I get bet into an amount smaller than i think my hand is worth then I raise it. In this spot if I had been checked to I would have bet $19 so therefore the $10 lead doesn't cut it so I raise. Gives me control of the pot and might even allow me to not have to put anymore in if I dont want as raises scare people.

[raze]

Calling flop is gross. I know you don't want to build a big pot, but I think you have to shut out any draws first, and then worry about pot control second. If you think a big pot is unavoidable... you just might be better off folding the flop.