Backing down on the turn?

My retrospect on the situation is that I should have bet the turn, maybe 2/3 pot or so. If I check the turn, and he makes a big bet on the river, I'm in a tough spot. I think I always get too scared by flush draws hitting on the turn, and freeze up, because I fear the worst.

In this case, my fears might be warranted because of the preflop action and his c/c on flop. Basically, I'm wa/wb on the turn. The only hands he calls the flop with are JJ-AA, KhQh, AJ, 99, and 22. I'm actually behind most of these hands.

All I can say is, thank god he only bet 10 on the river. Made it an easy call. Could have raised, but I think I only get called by hands that beat me, except maybe KK or QQ.

Anywho, I called, he flipped over AJ and I dragged a nice pot.

[rachelwxm]

everything seems good. Call river or raise river both look good to me. If he is decent, he should fold AJ here to a raise. So you are not getting more value from AJ against good player but on the other hand, he might miss a check raise with his flush on the turn so he might has the flush. Betting small with flush is not unusual for him because he either put you on AK or wait for a 3-bet.