$4 NLHE Full Ring: $2NL Should I have been more aggressive?

$4 NL HE Full Ring: $2NL Should I have been more aggressive?

I had a fairly tight image at this table so far. Not raising many pots, I decided to raise in the cut off figuring I had some FE and may well just pick up the blinds. However I got 3 callers and flopped a straight draw...should I have played this hand differently?

Villain in SB has played 45% of hands over a 40 hand sample pre-flop raising none

poker stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - View hand 494226
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BTN: $4.75
SB: $3.29
BB: $3.14
UTG: $1.60
UTG+1: $0.97
MP1: $5.14
MP2: $2.06
Hero (CO): $0.85
Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is CO with 4 ♣ A ♠
UTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero raises to $0.10, BTN calls $0.10, SB calls $0.09, BB calls $0.08, UTG calls $0.08
Flop: ($0.50) 2 ♣ T ♥ 3 ♣ (5 players)
SB bets $0.08, BB folds, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.08, BTN folds
Turn: ($0.66) 3 ♠ (2 players)
SB bets $0.20, Hero calls $0.20
River: ($1.06) 7 ♥ (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

I generally raise that min donk bet to around $0.40 - $0.45 w close to air here. imo, that tends to be either a monster (i.e. set), a draw, or a weak pair/weak Tx trying to figure out if we have an overpair. The monster re-raises, the draw frequently calls, and the weak pair frequently folds (most common result in my experience) - so that provides a nice guide to the rest of the hand.

If we had flopped an oesd, I'd be more inclined to call though - but not w a gutshot.

Calling down the silly small turn bet is fine I think, though I think we have to fold if he bets the river.

slycbnew said:

I generally raise that min donk bet to around $0.40 - $0.45 w close to air here. imo, that tends to be either a monster (i.e. set), a draw, or a weak pair/weak Tx trying to figure out if we have an overpair. The monster re-raises, the draw frequently calls, and the weak pair frequently folds (most common result in my experience) - so that provides a nice guide to the rest of the hand.

If we had flopped an oesd, I'd be more inclined to call though - but not w a gutshot.

Calling down the silly small turn bet is fine I think, though I think we have to fold if he bets the river.

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Thanks Slycbnew. What should I have done following his check to me on the river? I checked it feeling I was done with the hand and thinking if I bet he'll raise and I'm chucking more away...

It really looks like a busted draw - venturing a $0.60 bet doesn't hurt much, folding to a raise isn't a big deal cuz at this limit he's not going to raise w worse than Ahi, we don't have to worry that we are getting bluffed off the best hand - but I can't imagine a worse hand calling either so I'd probably check behind too (again, though, at this limit, who knows, maybe you'll get a call from Kcxc?).

Yep. River went check check he showed A2 for a pair of 2s.