Do I raise the flop

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First, I would have just called preflop from MP with 77 after 1 EP limper, on what I imagine was probably a loose table.

On the flop, you become heads up after the SB bets.

You dont know whether the SB has a better hand than you, such as top pair or is betting a draw.

If you decide to call down and have the worse hand it will cost you 2.5 big bets.

However if you raise the flop, call a 3-bet and fold the turn unimproved, it will only cost you 1.5 big bets.

So, I think that, yes I would prefer raising the flop to calling.

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First, I would have just called preflop from MP with 77 after 1 EP limper, on what I imagine was probably a loose table.

On the flop, you become heads up after the SB bets.

You dont know whether the SB has a better hand than you, such as top pair or is betting a draw.

If you decide to call down and have the worse hand it will cost you 2.5 big bets.

However if you raise the flop, call a 3-bet and fold the turn unimproved, it will only cost you 1.5 big bets.

So, I think that, yes I would prefer raising the flop to calling.

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But if he is just called, does he then bet the turn?