hand for evaluation

[jaydoggie]

1st level of 5 +.5 on stars. I'm dealt JJ, like to play for a set or a terrific flop. not much of a fan of raising here and getting into a coinflip or a guessing game in a big pot this early.

when the guy behind me called my raise, alarms went off and i gave up on the hand. was this wrong? should i have pushed on the turn? i think the bet on the river was small enough to take a chance, was i wrong on that? help!

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

MP2 (t1500)
Hero (t1490)
CO (t1470)
Button (t1470)
SB (t1480)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1560)
UTG+1 (t1530)
MP1 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Hero calls t20, CO calls t20, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t100</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t80, CO calls t80.

Flop: (t330) 2/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 3/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, CO checks, <font color="#CC3333">Button bets t120</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t380</font>, CO calls t380, Button folds.

Turn: (t1210) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, CO checks.

River: (t1210) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">CO bets t240</font>, Hero calls t240.

Final Pot: t1690

[codewarrior]

Preflop limp - ok I guess, I would have raised 4x BB.

Flop - you were first to act, a near pot-sized bet is in order here- do you think the button called with a 2 or a 3? His play smells like a sooted wheel Ace to me, but who knows, it's a $5.

You either won the hand, or he flipped up QQ-AA, right?

[jaydoggie]

when he called the check raise, AA/KK/QQ/22/33/45 immediately jumped out. turns out he had 88 and turned his boat. which makes me feel happy i didnt push, but makes me think a push may have been in order because he could have had 55-TT, and perhaps a wheel draw or 45. maybe even AK/AQ/KQ.

he did double me up a few rounds later, but i finished 5th anyway when i pushed with A7o on the btn for my 1000 chips 75/150. and he insta called with K9 for half his chips, and turned a straight.

[microbet]

I like the way you played it if you assumed he would bet the flop after your check.

[superbrawl]

I like a pre-flop raise if first to act.

Post flop..by not raising pre we have a alot of players...but...I bet hoping to take down pot or if I get reraised I muck. I don't mind your check raise line either.

Turn. After my check raise getting called I shut down on turn like you did.

River...I don't pay off the 240. I decided when my check-raise got called that I am not putting another chip into the pot unless my hand improves.