NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

villan is a calling station

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($15.90)
UTG ($7.40)
UTG+1 ($24.05)
MP1 ($6.50)
MP2 ($26.15)
MP3 ($32.20)
CO ($22.75)
Hero ($30.65)
SB ($16.30)

Preflop: Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls $0.75.

Flop: ($2.10) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1</font>, BB calls $1.

Turn: ($4.10) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($4.10) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $4.10

Bet the turn, bet more on the flop? check flop?

how did i play it?

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

What are you afraid of? Bet $2 on the flop, bet $4 on the turn.River check is fine.

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

Bet $2 on the turn.
If he's ready to call you with A-trash, fine, you have a excellent hand : high kicker + straight draw.
If the A scares him, you wouldn't have made much more money anyway.

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

Pot the flop (you have good draw, calling station player, and flush draw--you want your hand to be believable later).

Pot the turn, you have TPGK, with straight draw, and still calling station.

Check or value bet the river. I tend to like value betting river, especially if they fold to rivers alot, since you wont showdown.

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

i like hero's line apart from i'd bet $1.5 on flop as a standard cbet and as played i'd like to chuck out $2 on river as a value bet.

checking the turn is fine

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

Grunch,

Pot flop, 3/4-pot on turn and check behind on river. As played to the river, I would bet 3 for value.

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

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Grunch,

Pot flop, 3/4-pot on turn and check behind on river. As played to the river, I would bet 3 for value.

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pretty much. as played I really dont like OPs line at all, its pretty weak.

Re: NL25, AJ, how did play it?
 

I would bet the turn for value. He will call with Jx/7x occassionally, sometimes TP, etc. I would throw a small value bet on the river.