turn decision

Let say there are two limpers in front of you and you raise KK in late position. Both limper calls. 3 players see the flop of JJ8 two tone. You bet, one limper call. The turn brings 5 (not the flush card). Limper checks to you. What should you do?? Thanks for any suggestions.

Generally you should bet here again IMO. The board has straight and flushdraws in it, so you cant give a player a free card to the flush or straight. Often even hands with a gutshot and overcard or something will call the flop, but fold the turn to a bet. You cant give them a free card either. You also dont want an A to have a free shot at you. It depends on the players whether to call a check-raise or not, but in the limits I play in, I would often call them down, since these players are capable of making these plays with straight or flushdraws to push me off a better hand.


When the board would be JJxx rainbow, it would become a lot closer.


Regards

I would bet again, unless this player is a total rock and notoriously slowplayer. They could easily have a draw and you do not want to let them see the river for free. Don't let callers slow you down when the board gets a little scary and you have position and a good hand. Keep the pressure on. You might lose a bit here and there but the pots you win will be bigger too.


KJS

The texture of the flop is important. If the flop were, say J-J-2 rainbow, and my opponent called my flop bet, I might be wary of betting on the turn, or I might check to try to induce a river bet from my opponent. After all, what could he have been calling with on a flop of J-J-2? (He might have a smallish pocket pair.) But with the flop J-J-8 two-tone, there are lots of drawing hand he could be callling with. So I would bet the turn.