AJ suited, should I check-raise this turn?

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And if I check and he checks, I can win this pot with the High Card. If I bet and he raises, as he did, I have to fold with no pair especially with the pot being so small. This doesn't allow me to hit one of my 6 outs on the river to extract at least another bet on the river.

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And if I check and he checks, I can win this pot with the High Card. If I bet and he raises, as he did, I have to fold with no pair especially with the pot being so small. This doesn't allow me to hit one of my 6 outs on the river to extract at least another bet on the river.

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This doesn't make any sense. You bet the turn because there's some chance that you still have the best hand (although pretty doubtful given the flop call on a ragged board). If you check, you a) give the villain a free card when he's drawing or b) allow yourself to be pushed off of the best hand as you don't have sufficient odds to call the turn, and you'll be committing yourself for two BB to showdown your A-high in the case you do call.

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I was just trying to justify what would happen if villain did not bet not allowing me to check-raise him. It wouldn't be that horrible., I wouldn't consider checking unless I was reasonably sure that villain would bet allowing me to raise. This hand really shows the value of position.