Raise your premiums to the exact amount that will (a) get solid/tricky players to fold, and (b) get donkey/POWs to call. At some tables you could raise it to triple-the-pot and still get 2 extra callers (while the nits will fold their low/medium pairs since they don't figure it's profitable to set-mine).

Ideally you look "scared" with an apparent 99/TT/JJ and someone with AQ or even KQ will decide to re-shove over the top thinking you'll fold out of fear of AA.

At a nitty table, I still think 30 is way too small -- the caller in the middle will not fold a pair for set-mining, and your flop SPR is small enough that you're committed to any flop. So raising to like 70 or more is optimal if you're unsure about the table, again you might even get that guy in the middle calling for *90* (if so, go to ValueTown, he might even fold the flop after calling you!)




PS: I ignored results until posting the above -- {spoiler} tag next time, might I suggest? Cuz the fact that he flopped a set isn't gonna change whether or not your preflop action was iffy. (If he would be willing to call for 80-90 preflop then you WANT a passive opponent like that at your cashgame table! 80% of the time he misses the flop, and yet might still feel committed to calling "just in case you have AK")

thx 4 the help, guyz, I really thrashed this one LOL.