Top Pair on Flop, With Position. I Don't Suck.

[MikeTheGeek]

The fact that your hand is not premium is exactly why you need to raise to protect it. You could push out AJ of clubs for example and win when others miss their flush. You also get a lot of good information. You might get a free card on the turn as a result as well; you have backdoor flush and straight draws in addition to top pair, great kicker (and position). Aggression with marginal hands can help narrow the field and make you the winner, especially if you hit 2 pair or trips and the flush doesn't arrive.

[Hyperrrprank]

Gah. Raise the flop. You don't seem to feel that you can protect your hand in this case, which I don't think is true since the board is very draw heavy and you have a great opportunity to fold the weaker draws. In addition, you are probably holding the best hand and you'll want to drag as big a pot as possible when the flush or straight draws don't come in.

Your backdoor draws add quite a lot of additional value to your hand, and folding when it's raised back to you is TERRIBLE. You probably have the best hand currently, and you've got a tons of outs to improve.