200NL- I make Aces up on river but on a somewhat scary board

[Imrahil]

Poker Stars - No Limit Hold'em Cash Game - $1/$2 Blinds - 5 Players - (LegoPoker HH Converter)

SB: $359.35
<u>BB: $200.00</u>
UTG: $271.45
<u>Hero (CO): $317.75</u>
BTN: $182.50

<font color="black">Reads: </font><font color="blue">Villan is unknown</font>

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> Hero is dealt A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5 Players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $8.00</font>, 2 folds, BB calls $6.00

<font color="black">Flop:</font> ($17) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, <font color="red">Hero bets $14.00</font>, BB calls $14.00

<font color="black">Turn:</font> ($45) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 Players)
BB checks, Hero checks

<font color="black">River:</font> ($45) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 Players)
<font color="red">BB bets $46.00</font>, Hero?

Should I have bet the turn?

[kindju]

I think you played the turn fine (RIO).
I think the river is very interesting. Why would he bet out when an A falls (it's definitely a scare card for any underpair) and why would he bet so much? It looks a lot like a fake bluff looking for a call.
The real question though is that he might think his hand is best and we have him beat (any two pair except AJ).
However because of the texture of the board I think he has us beat too often for a call to be ev+. I fold.

[Rainclouds]

Turn check is fine, I wouldnt want to put money in there and BB looks like he is going to call anyway after his flop call.

On the river I fold. I don't see a worse hand value bet here. Your aces up is a mere bluff catcher and this is not a bluff often enough.

[rberg]

def. bet/fold the turn to charge draws and maybe even fold out a pp.
i fold the river, cause the Ace is a bad card for him to bluff at.

[mdkrahn]

I think turn is an absolute bet, for draws etc.

And I think river is probably a call
where call&gt; raise &gt; fold

[kindju]

After reading rberg post, I think b/f the turn is better than checking because he will call with worse hands (flush draw), maybe fold better hands and because we have position so we can check behind on the river when he calls.

[Imrahil]

Yeah, I think I like b/f a lot.

[johnnyrocket]

ehh idk, i would bet/fold the turn, as played look him up, its unlikely he has a 3, he may have slowplayed a flush. Obviously no raising here, i'm sure you know that.