AT in BB

[KJL]

Villian is a 21/12 over 200 hands.
Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $0.10/$0.25 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter (http://www.legopoker.com/hh))

SB: $25.10
Hero (BB): $13.85
UTG: $16.05
CO: $7.95
BTN: $17.85

Preflop: Hero is dealt T/images/graemlins/heart.gif A/images/graemlins/heart.gif (5 Players)
3 folds, <font color="red">SB raises to $1.25</font>, Hero calls $1.00

Flop: ($2.50) 6/images/graemlins/club.gif A/images/graemlins/spade.gif 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif (2 Players)
<font color="red">SB bets $2.25</font>, Hero calls $2.25

Turn: ($7) J/images/graemlins/spade.gif (2 Players)
SB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $5.00</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to $10.50</font>, Hero calls all-in for $5.35
Uncalled bet of $0.15 returned to SB

River: ($27.70) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif (2 Players - 1 All-In)

Pot Size: $27.70 ($1.35 Rake)

Thoughts?

[Nick C]

If you're going to play for an additional $1 preflop, then, yeah, I guess you're playing for your ~50 BB stack when you flop top pair.

That said, it's not looking good when SB checkraises all-in on the turn. My guess is that he just improved (with, say, JJ or AJ) and that inspired him to get tricky. In any case, I think he's hoping your flop call means you have an ace and you'll bet it. (Continuing to bet would probably accomplish the same thing for Villain, but I guess he couldn't resist.)

It's possible that folding to that turn screwplay would be best, but most likely I would be feeling committed and wouldn't be able to do it.

Regarding preflop: I think that theoretically speaking you should play, either with a call or a 3-bet (you'd think Villain would be raising at least a somewhat wide range here), but if Villain hasn't been doing much preflop open-raising from the SB, then it is possible that folding is best. I'm not sure.