6maxNL - AJ offsuit faces large raises with J on the board

[bober2]

Did i bet this reasonably or should i have folded somewhere?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.05 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero ($9.30)
Button ($9.09)
SB ($4.36)
BB ($4.50)
UTG ($9.93)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.16</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.5</font>, Button calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls $0.34.

Flop: ($1.57) 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, K/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $5</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls $4.

Turn: ($11.57) 9/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets $3.59 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $3.59.

River: ($18.75) 3/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $18.75

[RAHZero]

Ugh, I fold to that flop raise pretty much always. You only have middle pair, and you know with stack sizes that the button is taking his hand all the way. You only beat a bluff (not very likely here against an unknown), and a draw. Don't get into the habit of playing big pots with just middle pair. Also, I don't really like reraising an UTG raise with AJo, unless the player UTG is very LAG.

[ben wb]

I don't reraise preflop either, in fact I just fold to an UTG raise with AJ. Easy fold to the flop raise, you beat very little and button could easily play pocket fives or jacks or AK like this.

[Mal_Pais]

bober, I drop this preflop without a read.