25NL - Awkward spot w/ AJo

[Entropy4]

Villain is about 40/20/3.

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (4 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

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Button ($37.75)
SB ($5.35)
Hero ($30.25)
UTG ($1.85)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.1</font>, Button calls $0.60.

Flop: ($2.05) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $1.25</font>, Button calls $1.25.

Turn: ($4.55) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to $8.5</font>, Hero???

Final Pot: $16.05

[mrt801]

mmm, tough spot!

What I tend to do is think about hands I can and can't beat. What are you beating on this board? The only hand I can think of is A9. He either has a better kicker, or made two pair on the turn. I don't see him doing this with just a draw.

[DannyOcean_]

Yeah, the only hand we really beat here is A9 or Ax, but Ax is unlikely, and A9 still has outs on us. He's not raising us with any less than this i think, a draw he would more likely call down. I think i fold this.

Also, we are a little deeper than normal, which tends to a fold. If we call him and he bets a blank river, there's really no way we can call.