I am a passive calling station...

...and I don't like it. This hand felt very wrong, but I don't know what I could have done different. I have no other read on the opponent other than that he is not horrible, which basically means he's not very loose nor a maniac. So, what could I have done different?

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 5 handed) converter

Button ($204.30)
SB ($269)
Hero ($240.10)
UTG ($168.50)
MP ($191.60)

Preflop: Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $1.
UTG calls $2, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls $2, SB (poster) completes, Hero checks.

Flop: ($8) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $7</font>, UTG folds, Button folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $21</font>, Hero calls $14.

Turn: ($50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $35</font>, Hero calls $35.

River: ($120) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $60</font>, Hero calls $60.

Final Pot: $240

Dumle

[Big_Jim]

This looks fine.

I would consider a river raise, since he looks so damn weak, but I doubt he calls with AQ-AT here.

[Sephus]

there are definitely times where call/call/call is the best line. his small river bet is curious but i'm not sure about raising. it looks like a lot like AQ/AJ to me at this point who assumed his kicker was good because it's a limped pot (not sure why he checkraised the flop though) and you may get him to make a crying call with one pair. if he has AK or 55, oops!

[pokerjoker]

looks fine

[Kirkrrr]

You played it fine. If you lost out, it wasn't that much, and I think what you save here in the long run when behind outweighs it.

Kirk

[technologic]

does anyone not raise the turn here? you lose probably approx the same amount when behind, ie you're done if villain reraises/calls, and you prevent him from popping off a free card T-Q and K,7 for counterfeiting

[flawless_victory]

raise river to 170ish.

[astro]

he's is the SB here, so i put him in just 4 hands K5,55,AQ,AJ, to check raise the flop, and you beat 3 of that 4 hands
what do u think?