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[cdxx]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (6 max, 6 handed) convertersaw flop|saw showdownMP ($27.4)CO ($12.55)Button ($27.25)SB ($24.25)Hero ($17.05)UTG ($30.55)Preflop: Hero is BB with [J:spade], [A:spade]. SB posts a blind of $0.1. 1 fold, MP calls $0.75.Flop: ($2.10) [T:clubs], [Q:spades], [J:clubs] (2 players)Hero bets $2, MP calls $2.[b]Turn: ($6.10) [3:spades] (2 players)Hero bets $2, MP calls $2.[b]River: ($10.10) [2:hearts] (2 players)Hero bets $3, MP calls $3.[b]Final Pot: $16.10Results in white below: MP has [2:spades] [T:spades] (two pair, tens and twos). Hero has [J:spades] [A:spades] (one pair, jacks). Outcome: MP wins $16.10. I'd like to ask for ideas, comments on how I played it. I probably should have bet more on the turn, I am thinking $4. Anything else? I was a fairly consistent raiser at the table, and I think that bothered MP quite a lot. He had tried to "keep me honest" with random holdings for several hands now. the problem was I play pretty straightforward, so he wasn't too successful going against my AQ, QQ, etc. i was very sure he did not have a queen, plus this is a 6-max table going heads up so second pair is not bad. any comments?

[Suited_Up]

He's just a terrible player, and you got in the way.

[cdxx]

Suited_Up said:

He's just a terrible player, and you got in the way.

how about along the lines of "General techniques of playing AJs out of position or against terrible players"?

[Smasharoo]

People play AJ in NL?Why?

[Bonobio]

Why such a big bet with mid pair? Granted that you have another 4 outs with the kings but assuming he easily could have had AQ or KQ...the whole hand seems strange to me.

[cdxx]

Smasharoo said:

People play AJ in NL?Why?

not normally, not out of position offsuit, and not at a full table, but certainly against that particular guy when he just limped in with noone else in. but regardless, let's say i didn't raise preflop and simply checked, but the rest of the hand stands???

[cdxx]

Bonobio said:

Why such a big bet with mid pair?  Granted that you have another 4 outs with the kings but assuming he easily could have had AQ or KQ...the whole hand seems strange to me.

it crossed my mind, but he wouldn't slowplay those preflop, and i'd expect a minimum reraise postflop with KQ.

[Absolute]

PF: limpFlop: check/foldTurn: check/foldRiver: check/foldYou can't use one situation where you made a bet on that flop and it was correct given the cards to justify it not being horrible.Don't get in habits of betting a suited flop with middle pair.I think that's bad poker.