[$22/180] Line check with JTs (ok, let me have it...)

[sapsuckah]

Ninth or tenth hand of a Stars 22/180. Minraiser hasn't done much -- only limped a couple times -- so I have no idea what the minraise means.

Other than pre-flop, I was pretty confused on this hand on every street and I'm questioning all of it (especially my flat-call on the flop, which I think was terrible)... so I'm curious what you guys have to say.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button (t1060)
SB (t1300)
BB (t1440)
UTG (t1170)
UTG+1 (t2220)
MP1 (t3530)
MP2 (t1310)
Hero (t1470)

Preflop: Hero is CO with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls t20, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t40</font>, Hero calls t40, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t20.

Flop: (t150) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t90</font>, Hero calls t90, UTG+1 folds.

Turn: (t330) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t220</font>, Hero calls t220.

River: (t770) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets t220</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1120</font>

[ShizzMoney]

Raise at least the pot on the flop, maybe even overbet it. When you get reraised and get it all-in, you won't feel as bad when your villian hits the 2/3 outer on the turn :P

Plus, I don't like slowplaying in general (unless its a MONSTER) with boards like this early in these events. Straights, flushes, and bigger two pair possibilities are all possible and you will get chasers.

And unless the villian is a habitual minbettor, betting huge when you flop big into these guys is very profitable. They give away their hand PF, give you odds to call with a nice connecting hand, and then get married to their overpair on the flop. Easy money.

Flopping big hands are fun for me because I can BET them strong and get action.

[sapsuckah]

I considered raising the flop, but I figured that if he had an overpair or something strong, we'd most likely be getting it all in on the turn anyway... and if he didn't, I figured he'd fold to a raise. So I wanted to get at least one more street's worth of value from him with top two if he wasn't strong.

Given the draws on the board, though, I think not raising was a mistake as there are a lot of things he could draw to and a lot of cards that could scare him into slowing down.

Any other thought on other streets?