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Top pair, no kicker, on the bubble of a $50 STT.

If you were gasman, how would you proceed on the flop? (Yes, I wouldn't have made up the blind either, but if you had for some reson, how would you play flop?)



Hand Start.
Stakes: 100/200 Current level: 4 Next level in: 1 min. 
Seat 1 : Son0fZeus has $2,300
Seat 5 : melonbar has $5,450
Seat 6 : terencerock has $6,620
Seat 9 : gasman7 has $3,630
'Dead button' is at seat 7
gasman7 posted small blind.
Son0fZeus posted big blind.
Game [38] started with 4 players.
Dealing Hole Cards.
Seat 1 : Son0fZeus has Th 2s
melonbar called 200
terencerock folded.
gasman7 called 100
Son0fZeus checked.
Dealing flop.
Board cards [8c Jd 6h]
gasman7 checked.   
Son0fZeus checked.
melonbar bet 800
gasman7 called 800 and raised 800
Son0fZeus folded.   
melonbar called 800 and raised 1,600
gasman7 called 1,600 and raised 230 and is All-in
Under-Raise rules are now in effect.
melonbar called 230
Showdown!
Seat 5 : melonbar has Ks Jh
Seat 9 : gasman7 has 2c Jc
Board cards [8c Jd 6h 4d Qd]
gasman7 has Pair: Jacks
melonbar has Pair: Jacks
 melonbar wins 7,460 with Pair: Jacks (King kicker)

I like the reraise (flop) but having done so he is pretty much told he is behind, no point shipping with a 2 kicker!!
I see this all the time though, people limp with rubbish kickers, hit top pair and think they have hit their flop!! This is why i always have in my mind what i want from a flop and if i don't get it i have no problems letting go.

yeah I agree with that. as soon as he's reraised he knows he's F'ed

With a stack that will be commited by a checkraise, I usually like to lead these top pair weak kicker hands rather than checkraise - if called or raised you are usually uscwap.