tough JJ hand, party NL50

[DJ Sensei]

No reads on villain


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) converter

Hero ($85.65)
UTG+1 ($117)
MP1 ($43.1)
MP2 ($64.75)
MP3 ($49.25)
CO ($125.3)
Button ($56)
SB ($49)
BB ($61.05)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">SB (poster) raises to $5.75</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls $3.50.

Flop: ($12.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($12.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $8</font>, Hero calls $8.

River: ($28.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: $28.50

In retrospect, the turn call was probably bad, I was beat by most anything I could reasonably be up against (AA, AK, KK, QQ), but had to figure both the A and the 9 were live outs that could lead to a big win, and I wouldnt pay anything else off.

But given that I did call the turn, his river check indicated that he didnt have an A. If he did have an A, he would have most likely value bet it. If I pushed the river, I might have chased off a better set. Would that have been a good play, or should I have just checked and cut my losses like I did?

[BBD]

I would have had to bet atleased $8 when he checked it to me on the flop.