[jfk]

I don't know Justin nor do I know how far down the ladder he'd 3 bet a pocket pair out of the small blind.

Against a typical thinking TAG, I'd put that range down to about 77. Hero would then be ahead of 77, 88 and TT and behind 99, QQ, KK. When you mix in the somewhat more remote possibility that he is holding an ace, the numbers point to a check behind.

of course, I am seeing players get more aggro with smaller pairs, so if you think he'd push down into the 44-66 type range -and- pay off, then bet, though he'd have to put you specifically on KQ or KJ to justify the payoff.

That being said, I think I nearly always bet here which appears to be a mistake.