JJ - Ace on flop??

[maca9]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t200 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG (t4629)
UTG+1 (t3614)
MP1 (t2085)
Hero (t3101)
MP3 (t12450)
CO (t1835)
Button (t2457)
SB (t4720)
BB (t4274)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t200, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t800</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, UTG calls t600.

Flop: (t1800) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero checks.

Turn: (t1800) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets t1600</font>, Hero ???????.

Final Pot: t3400

[blockafor]

You should've c-bet the flop...Now fold the turn.

[maca9]

OK. That nakes sense. Normally I would and was very close to doing it here.

I didn't because of his call pre flop and then the ace hitting.

I then thought the check raise was too likely. But i guess firing the cbet i would have founf out there and then...as opposed to ultimately not knowing where i stood after the turn.

Thanks

[blockafor]

If you had a larger stack, it's an easy c-bet, but it's really close between giving up and c-betting the flop because you only have 2300 behind and there's 1800 in the pot. I'd c-bet 800. You'll win the pot a lot.