2/5nl game at caesars last week. no max buy in. i have ~1100. CO has ~275. she's been at the table for maybe 10 hands, and has played most of them, i think she may have won one small pot.

most of the players in the hand have between $400-600. SB has $800 and is a complete donk.

i'm dealth [Td] utg. i haven't played a hand in a good 20 minutes, so i'm fairly certain my image is tight. i open to $15. i get called in 5 spots, including both blinds and my friend in the CO. So much for my image theory

6 way pot. $90. flop comes [Js][2d]. SB bets out $15. Donk. BB folds I raise to $75 (4 players left to act still) . donk? folds to the button who cold calls. SB folds (figured he would).

the flops really the only part of this hand i question btw. i think the rest if fairly standard considering how it's played out.

$255 pot. HU. turns a black rag. button has $175-200 left. I figured i had no folding equity after her flop call, and didn't believe i was ahead. So i checked. she was an absolute doll and only bet $75. i'm not folding here in a million years.

$400 pot. she has maybe $75-$100 left. rivers another J. i put her in, she calls with KQ and i drag.

I think my play on the final streets is somewhat standard, but it's my flop raise that makes me think i'm played this hand poorly. with 4 people left to act, the smallest of which was the lady with her $275ish stack, i'm wondering if i should have slowed down on this flop. i'd hate to see a big raise behind me forcing me off my draw here. Obviously it worked just fine this time, but as soon as i made the raise i thought to myself "that was a mistake.."

Thoughts?

Against so many players a call is obviously less risky. Anyway, the raise scars away some guys who may have you beat by now (K with bad kicker) so it is not so bad at all.

MHFlush