$50 NLHE Full Ring: Is the flop check raise with a flush draw good in a 3 Bet pot

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PokerStars - $0.50 NL - Holdem - 7 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 58 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, hands: 3)
BB: 100.88 BB (VPIP: 16.44, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 3.37, Hands: 743)
Hero (UTG): 132.76 BB (LAG/TAG VIP 23%)
UTG+1: 182.5 BB (VPIP: 10.00, PFR: 8.00, 3Bet Preflop: 2.38, Hands: 101)
MP: 105.32 BB (VPIP: 25.81, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
CO: 113.26 BB (VPIP: 20.00, PFR: 15.00, 3Bet Preflop: 9.76, Hands: 101)
BTN: 151.94 BB (VPIP: 14.81, PFR: 10.98, 3Bet Preflop: 6.29, Hands: 791)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J K

Would normally not open this from UTG in a full ring game but we where only 7 players.

Hero raises to 2.42 BB, fold, MP raises to 8 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero calls 5.58 BB

Question 1
Is calling the 3 Bet here to loose?

Flop: (17.5 BB, 2 players) 5 A 5
Hero checks, MP bets 7 BB, Hero raises to 29.04 BB

Question 2
Is check raising here any good.

[spoil]MP folds, Hero wins 29.92 BB
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preflop without info I would fold.
On the flop I prefer just call. That board hits him pretty good. He has more Ax than you and you block his potentially KK or JJ. Ofc you block his AK too, but still, in my opinion it's just a call. He should check his KK, QQ hands but if he cbet it, then probably he gives up it on turn so still you can win that pot later by betting river after he checks turn. I don't expect many cbets/fold on this board on these positions.
 
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I'm folding to that cbet.

Would not check raise the flop either. Good price for the call, take it and see the turn.

I was of the opinion the common school of thought on draws was to not needlessly build/bloat the pot when drawing? Or is that a bit of a simplistic one size fits all take on it?
 
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Preflop i am fine with opening KJs, although i prefer to always make it at least 3x BB, esp. oop. Calling the 3-bet to me is fine, 7 handed KJ is much stronger than if a full game.

On the flop, i really like the check raise. It looks like your opponent has something he liked preflop, like a big pair or QKs, that has flopped nothing on an ace high board. He bets 7 into 17, so he either has a weak Ax hand that he is unsure about facing an UTG open, or a wiff trying to continue.

We have equity, our opponent is betting weak, great spot to simply take down the pot oop.
 
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