NL50 6-max: How not to play AJs

[slickss]

I just sat down at the table and folded the first 3 hands or so.

Full Tilt Poker
$0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Ring Game
6 Players
LegoPoker Hand Converter

<font color="black">Stack Sizes</font>
BB: $47
UTG: $51.75
Hero (MP): $49.25
CO: $55.05
BTN: $47.70
SB: $48.75

<font color="black">Preflop:</font> A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($0.75, 6 players)
UTG folds, <font color="red">Hero raises to $2</font>, CO folds, BTN folds, <font color="red">SB raises to $6.50</font>, BB folds, Hero calls $4.50

<font color="black">Flop:</font> 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($13.5, 2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks

<font color="black">Turn:</font> 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] [J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]] ($13.5, 2 players)
<font color="red">SB bets $9</font>, Hero calls $9

<font color="black">River:</font> 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] [4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]] ($31.5, 2 players)
<font color="red">SB bets all in for $33.50</font>, Hero folds
Uncalled bet of $33.50 returned to SB

I think I played this hand badly, but want your input on the mistakes I did.

1. He reraises my raise in the SB - medium to high pocket pair or something like AK. I probably should've folded my AJs here.

2. I hit my ace but check after him on the flop. I should have bet here to get some information on what he feels about that ace.

3. I hit my jack and he bets about 2/3 pot. I feel calling here is fine because any raise would probably only get action from hands that crush me.

4. He goes all-in for slightly more than pot. I was planning on calling a small bet or to check it down. He won't be doing this for value with something I can beat, and he should be worried about me slowplaying something - so I can't see him doing this with anything but QQ or AA.

What did I learn? Fold preflop. Don't play huge pots with hands you don't really want action from unless you flop nut flush or house.

[losingdonkey]

c-bet the flop for sure, doing so changes the way the entire hand plays out. As played I think the turn and river are fine.

[Thremp]

You can't cbet when you call preflop. Its not a cbet.

[Warteen]

Seems like KK and AK should be in his range as well. You've under-repped your two pair. I would consider calling the river as played, but it's marginal.

I would definitely either bet the flop (to slow him down for the rest of the hand, or fold to the c/r on the spot) or raise the turn (to see a cheap showdown).