Re: How is this line?
A bit unconventional, but ok given your kicker and the disconnected quality of the board. For those who asked why no raise, I think this is one of those rare hands where he will win more, and lose less, by not raising.
To see why this is the case, consider, what could the SB be betting? If SB has only a jack, he should fold to the river raise (particularly given that his kicker likely won't play against another jack). So the raise gets you nothing. If SB has an 8, there is a good chance the pot will be chopped, or SB will win it, so again, a raise does no good (and in fact will force out the UTG overcaller). And if SB is on a stone cold bluff, he won't call.
So a raise here is -EV I think. I play it the same as the original poster, although the play seems quite unconventional.
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