Optimum play on this? (more to come)

[Just_Like_on_TV]

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero ????????

Any ideas on the best way to play this is appreciated. I'll show how I did later as well as results, etc. Only read is button, who is 18/5/1.8 &amp; the SB is LAGGY but w/o many hands.

[teajay]

I don't raise this PF, but either way I'm a tight-ass.

Maybe I misunderstood the question. How does a bet sound?

I like the raise pf, the bet is good, it would have been nice if someone raised you so that you hopefully could have c/r on the turn

PS. You are playing with girls at the full ring, usually very passive. Move to 9max it is much better [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[Bradyams]

Ummm...bet?

[MikeSpicoli]

I like the PF raise aswell. I bet out on the flop.

[SoCalPat]

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Any ideas on the best way to play this is appreciated.

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You mean there's really an option other than betting here? The pot is already laying you 10.5-1. Are you trying to bust the table in one hand?

It would be a complete shame if you gave a small/medium pocket pair a free card, or someone with 2nd or bottom pair.

[teajay]

OP is UTG+1 and there are two replies saying they like a raise this early w/ AJo.

I'm still sitting on an 8% PFR, but dammit, if you're raising this hand from UTG+1 what are you guys possibly limping with?

My EP play sticks pretty close to SSH. Limp AJo, fold A10o.

AJs

[Just_Like_on_TV]

Is checking, hoping a LP player bets, then checkraise, that bad? If you bet out, doesn't protect your hand against ANYTHING. Well, I guess you know what I did, here's the rest of it. Is this worth trying the CR or is betting out probably just the best way to play it:

Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Button calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 bets</font>, Button folds, BB calls, Hero calls, MP1 calls.

Turn: (7.25 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, BB folds.

River: (9.25 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 11.25 BB

Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
Hero has Jc As (one pair, jacks).
MP2 has Kh 9h (one pair, nines).
Outcome: Hero wins 11.25 BB. </font>

I guess my thinking was that if I bet out, any gutshot (AK, which is a very likely coldcalling hand for alot of players), pair, etc. is getting the odds to call, whereas if I check and someone in LP bets, I checkraise and cut the odds down.

When it got back to me on the flop, there was only 1 player left in between me and the bettor (was hoping the button would bet), so I figured I'd keep the pot as small as possible and lead out unless some dreadful card comes out (since I took this route, should I have raised anyways, or was just calling here and leading the turn the best course of action?). Of course I didn't like the turn, but I took a shot anyways. Tear this apart, just trying to do more &amp; more thinking while playing instead of just mechanically bet/raising.

[teajay]

So you're raising AJo because your lack of suitedness makes your hand better with fewer opponents, and limping AJs because you're better off with a multiway pot?

I think I need convincing of this... anyone want to chime in?