guidelines for postflop raise amounts

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I know there is not single, one-size-fits-all answer to this, but I'm just looking for a very rough guideline because I'm realizing I've been all over the place in how I play this and I've read some conflicting things out there....

What is the standard amount you raise by when facing a bet postflop?

Let's take a simple & pretty common example: you're in a micro-low stakes game, facing reg/abc type players with no reads, and both you & the villain have full stacks.

Preflop: Hero is LP with AK.
Folded to Hero, Hero raises to 3.5bb, 2 folds, SB calls 2.5bb.

Flop: (8bb) A x x (2 players)
SB bets 6bb, Hero raises to ... ???

Again, I know this changes depending on the villain and the board, but in a common heads up situation like this, is there general a rule of thumb? Do you base the raise amount on a % the pot after the villain's bet (in this case 14bb), or his bet, or both? Thanks.
 
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For me in most situations i would raise 3x times his bet,and then take it from there. But like all answers in these situations it depends.
 
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For me in most situations i would raise 3x times his bet,and then take it from there. But like all answers in these situations it depends.

Cool. That's sort of the ballpark I was thinking.

Note: I just realized the hand in the OP might actually not be a great spot to raise facing a donk. But the point is I'm making a raise for what I believe is value and I'm in position. Just wondering about the amount.
 
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