$22: AJo top pair on flop

I know this is a bad preflop early position hand to play, but I felt like getting some action.

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Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

BB (t725)
UTG (t795)
Hero (t775)
MP1 (t725)
MP2 (t2015)
MP3 (t1020)
CO (t890)
Button (t390)
SB (t665)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Hero calls t15, MP1 calls t15, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t57.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t75</font>, MP1 calls t75, SB folds, BB calls t75.

Turn: (t282.50) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, MP1 calls t200, BB folds.

River: (t682.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t100</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t400</font>, Hero calls t300.

Final Pot: t1482.50

I think the villan might have hit two-pair KJ.

I'm either pushing or check-folding the river. If you're willing to call a raise there, you might as well push yourself.

I probably would have pushed the turn though. I realize that's twice the pot, but you avoid a tough spot on the river.

[ilya]

On the river I think he's unlikely to bet if you're still ahead, and it's likely by then that he's either pulled ahead or had you all along. Unless he had 89 he should also feel like he has enough that he doesn't need to bluff. And if he's the type to bluff with 98, it's strange that he passed up two shots to semi-bluff with it. So I think I would check/fold, and I pay off too much on the river generally.