100NL AJ Facing River Push

[spector]

Villian is an 18/5/2.5 player over 1200 hands. This really smelled like a big bluff to me but the possibliity of 44,22,KJs,AA,KK and a terribly played AK remain. Thoguhts on how this hand played out?
Full Tilt Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.50/$1
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: $100
UTG+1: $96.90
MP1: $36.90
MP2: $41.35
MP3: $100
CO: $174.10
Hero: $105.15
SB: $61.20
BB: $192.75

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is Button with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 2 folds, MP2 (poster) checks, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $5.5</font>, 2 folds, UTG calls, MP2 folds.

Flop: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($13.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $11</font>, UTG calls.

Turn: 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($35.5, 2 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $20</font>, UTG calls.

River: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($75.5, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG is all-in $63.5</font>, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $63.5 returned to UTG.

Results:
Final pot: $75.5

[moldman]

Not sure how this line is a bluff, and that's the only thing you beat. Pretty easy fold to me. If I had to guess, he has 44.

[Joni]

I think you played it fine. I might check the turn behind and call a bet on the river.

I don't think he's bluffing here very often because you've shown a lot of strength by betting the flop and turn.

[jhill3535]

What would you have done on the river had he checked to you?

His river push makes me think that he was afraid you wouldn't bet. I think he wants to be called here, and I can't think of any hands that want to be called here that you beat.

I thinkit is a good fold and well played on each street IMO. I might not always raise AJs in this situation. I may prefer a limp especially with the UTG limper which tends to make me play a little slower.

[Stonewalled]

Looks good. I don't see much that you beat, other than a bluff. He's slowplaying a monster or just hit KJ most of the time.

[chopchoi]

Easy fold.

On a drawless board, I check the turn for pot control and call river. Then again, I've been criticized for not value betting enough.

[CazicT]

KJ seems highly. A bluff doesn't seem all that likely since the river card really doesn't complete anything.

If he's seen you folding alot maybe he is trying to push you off a hand, but I doubt it. I would note this play though to see if he tries it again.

Preflop I don't mind a raise on the button with AJs if the game isn't too tough which I assume it isn't.

[BJJIII]

Good fold. Played every street well. IMO

[smw1992]

I don't think he has AA or KK but the other hands you mentioned are probable. I don't think this is a bluff. You have bet every street and now he is trying to get paid off thinking you will not bet the river. Good fold, you played this fine.