JTo vs. a steal

[rjc199]

I'm not that adept at defending my blind because I usually avoid tight tables because they are unprofitable. I had to play at this table though because I knew it was going to loosen up soon and I didn't want to give up my seat.

The enemy in this hand is a lag. Is JT good enough of a hand to defend a blind with? Should I 3-bet this preflop? Should I bet/check-raise the flop since I have a draw and two cards above the two lowest on board?

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Preflop: Hero is BB with T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: 2.75 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 2.25 BB, won by Button.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 0.50 BB, returned to Button.</font>

[InchoateHand]

Without a read on the button, I'd ditch JTo to a PFR. There is not much you can do with it, and since you are likely to hit something besides a straight, you could get awful reverse implied odds.