NL50SH - Calldown with TPTK

[Xprisoner]

Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
4 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $57.62
Button: $20
SB: $96.15
Hero: $50.75

Pre-flop: (4 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">SB raises to $1</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $4</font>, SB calls.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($8, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $3</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] ($14, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $3</font>, Hero calls.

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($20, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">SB bets $3</font>, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: $26

It was hard for me to set him on a range at these flop. So i decide to calldown. So he could bet with weaker jacks, bluffs, weaker pairs. But i he have a set or 2-pair it really hard to fold to a big river bet because my calldown against this minbets looks weak. If he have a draw he gets really good odds,

[Nick C]

It feels icky, but I probably do the same thing.

I think the other option is to pop the flop with the idea that you're playing for stacks (which is probably not too unreasonable in a blind battle given how much money already went in preflop relative to your stack), but if I took that approach and the hand went to showdown, I don't think I'd be particularly optimistic if Villain took any line other than simply calling me down.

So raising the flop is an option but it has its risks, I'm saying.

[pkrPlayerBr]

I am raising the flop as IMO this is a donk bet. This player probably has a draw AT, weaker pocket pair, weaker J.

In any case I prefer raising the flop and playing for stacks.

[Check_The_Nuts]

yeah I'd play it the same usually.

[Fletcher19]

this looks ok but i think you need to raise the river/turn for value