Playing in a private game, and the weakest player has binked 3 and 4 outers several times in a span of 10 or fewer hands. One hand prior to the hand below he x/r jammed with KTs on an A64r board when hero held AA and hit runners for a straight. He is calling very light and betting the pot with marginal hands on multiple streets. OTTH.

Short stack limps UTG with $7 behind (blinds are $.50/$1). Main Villain calls from the LJ ($400+). Hero checks in the BB with A5 ($100). I don't like checking in this spot and typically would raise, but with the Short stack in the hand he is calling with ATC and then Villain is also calling with ATC and we would have a bloated pot OOP, so I opted to see a cheap flop.

Flop is A25. ($3.5)

Hero checks, short stack bets all in for $7. Villain appears to debate calling/folding and opts to call. My table read is that villain would likely not have hesitated with a straight or set. How much should hero raise? (Any merit to a call?)

I hate the flop check unless you knew shorty was shoving and you plan to check raise the donk. There is no merit to calling with a station in the hand. Im potting it or maybe a bit more. $25-$30. If he calls I am betting as much as I think he will call OTT regardless of what card comes.

Short stack was going to jam. He wasn't rebuying despite the short stack and his body language was that he was ready to leave.

Let's make it $30.

If you think he will call a jam with worse, do you have any issues with jamming here?

None. I love getting my money in good.

If he's debating calling/folding, why do you think he'll call a raise or a shove?

I raise, but only as much as I think he might call.

Flatting vs. this guy is also an option, but will he continue if he doesn't hit? And, most cards he can hit beat you, except a 5 or A.

I thought the way he was debating to call/fold seemed like an overpair or a weak Ax. I though a jam looks like a bluff (to this villain) because I just got stacked by him in the previous hand.

I thought he would call a turn bet with open enders (just 46 at this point), and fold any gutters. A3/A4 might call a turn bet unimproved. I think overpairs and Ax will try to bluffcatch a jam on flop or turn.

LOL!!!