NL 100 Protect on this flop, or call to not fold worse hands?

[Bacon Mmmm]

My standard is to pop this to protect again FDs & SDs but am I losing value by folding people out too much? Is the raise amount OK to try to draw calls?

No reads. I'm on a computer with no HUD and I haven't been at this table long.


Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.50/$1 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker Hand History Converter)

SB: $56.40
BB: $120.20
UTG: $244.85
CO: $78.90
Hero (BTN): $100.00

Preflop: Hero is dealt 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 Players)
<font color="red">UTG raises to $4.00</font>, CO folds, Hero calls $4.00, SB calls $3.50, BB folds

Flop: ($13) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $3.00</font>, UTG calls $3.00, <font color="red">Hero raises to $13.00</font>

[AggJedi]

You can do a few different things here, reraising preflop is an option, but calling certainly is too. On this flop i'd raise a little more though, just to about 16 or so. Somebody is almost deffinatly on a draw here, so you need to get as much possible out of them before they miss.