fishy AJo hands

[DCWildcat]

These hands alone convinced me never to play more than 2 tables until I either have another monitor or get much more proficient at this game (I'm about to roll into my 3rd month of playing.

Interpoker .25/.5

Hand 1: Believe it or not, I think I might have misplayed every street on this one. About 64% to the flop, avg. pot about 8 or 9 bets.

Hero has A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] in UTG+1

Preflop
1 fold, Hero calls, 1 fold, 2 calls, 1 fold, 2 calls, BB checks

I absolutely hate this hand in this position because it leads to way too many of the above situations. Is it strong enough to deserve a raise? Is that table dependent?

Flop J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (7 handed, 7 SB)
SB bets, BB folds, Hero raises, 1 fold, 3 calls, SB 3-bets, Hero and 3 others call.

I don't think I want a cap here. SB is a tight, aggressive player. Unfortunately, the suited board, the number of the players in the hand, and his being in the SB kind of confuses me as to what he could be holding. 55, 66, 56, 78, 34, and nearly any jack are big possibilities. Overcards + flush draws not as likely, since he probably would have raised the likes of AQs etc. preflop.

Turn 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5-handed, 11BB)
SB checks, Hero checks, 3 checks

Pretty sure I goofed that bit up. As soon as he checked I immediately thought "that's the most blatant C/R attempt ever," and quickly checked behind and felt proud of myself. I'm pretty sure I missed an easy one there. My weak holding and the monstrous pot make me feel much worse about it.

River: 10[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 handed, 11BB)
SB bets, Hero calls, 2 folds and 1 call.

Should I have raised this river? I'm thinking I was playing far too read dependently this whole hand, especially considering all the others still in the pot.




Hand 2

Hero has A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] in BB


Preflop: UTG raises, 2 calls, 3 folds, 3 more calls and I call

I'm easily dominated here, but the pot is large and happy.

Flop J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (7 handed, 14SB)
SB bets, Hero raises, UTG 3-bets, 2 folds and 2 calls, SB calls, Hero caps, 4 calls

I hit the flop hard but very dangerously. Super coordinated board with a 2 flush and straight possibilities. Capping seems to be a no-brainer here.

Turn: K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 handed, 17BB)
SB checks, Hero bets, UTG raises, 1 call, 1 fold, SB calls, Hero calls


That's about the last card I wanted to see. At least it wasn't the K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. UTG is the last person I'd expect to have benefitted from this. I'm almost sure someone has hit a flush or UTG has me dominated with AA, AK, or KK. Should I have held off on the feeler bet? I think so. A monstrous 25BB pot heading to the river, and I'm praying for the J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
SB checks, Hero checks, UTG checks, other checks

That's a pretty crappy way to end the hand. I almost hit my boat, but I missed it so I check.

Thoughts? Criticisms of my thought process are as welcome (or more) than criticisms of my play, as usual.