What happened here?

[iheartponeez]

Villain is 40/30/1.4

$0.05/$0.1 No Limit Holdem
5 players
Converted at weaktight.com

Stacks:
UTG (<font color="#0000cc">$7.75</font>)
CO (<font color="#0000cc">$9.90</font>)
Hero (<font color="#0000cc">$10.20</font>)
SB (<font color="#0000cc">$23.90</font>)
BB (<font color="#0000cc">$20.15</font>)

Pre-flop: ($0.15, 5 players) Hero is BTN T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="#777777">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.1, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises to $0.5</font>, SB calls $0.45, <font color="#777777">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.4

Flop: 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($1.6, 3 players)
SB checks, CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $1.25</font>, <font color="#777777">SB folds</font>, CO calls $1.25

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ($4.1, 2 players)
CO checks, <font color="#cc0000">Hero bets $3</font>, <font color="#cc0000">CO raises to $6</font>, <font color="#0000cc"> $3 to Hero ($5.45)?</font>



So right about here I need to commit or quit...looks like quit, right?

Where did I go wrong? Should I have checked the turn for pot control?

[kurto]

I have to admit how I play this hand varies quite a bit depending on my opponent.

I quite often check the turn for pot control simply because my kicker isn't so hot. (the flush draw sometimes motivates a 'bet for protection' but, that requires you to be protecting the better hand... in this case, my hand isn't so strong. I may not be protecting much of anything here)

I quite often check the turn.

As played- you're behind more ace combinations then you're ahead of. If I think the player is particularly dumb and/or apt to be full of crap, I may call and check/call river. If he's done this more with 2 pair or better, then I may fold.

[iheartponeez]

Yeah, I figure the other guy for AJ actually.