I've been trying to improve my game lately by sensing when I feel I'm beat and saving a bet or two here or there, but this hand I think I may have gone overboard. Comments added in the history.

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Preflop: Hero is BB with [Jd], [Js]. UTG+1 posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, Hero calls, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, CO calls.

Cap PF with jacks, or just call the raise and reraise and see a flop?

Flop: (13 SB) [Th], [5c], [Ts] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero bets, CO folds, SB folds, Hero folds.

Bet out to find out where I am - initial better seemed not to fear the paired tens on the board, so either he has a ten (such as ATs), or a higher pocket pair than me. Fold it here, raise to force the issue or call and see another card?

Final Pot: 8 BB

this is a very weak fold.

people do this all day with AK-AJ/KQ-KJ as well as 99-66.

aseem

Then whats the play here? Call or raise?

Just calling the three bet preflop out of position is fine.

On the flop, this is such an easy three-bet. This is about the best flop you could hope for

call.

bet/call a non-(Q/K/A) turn, check/call a (Q/K/A) turn.

depending on action and river card, check/call or bet/call river.

aseem

three-betting is semi-spewing, but it's not terrible.

this is mostly a wa/wb situation, but the fact that we are vulnerable to overcards means we want to bet/call each street instead of check/call it.

aseem

Exactly what I was thinking about it being a good flop for me - wasn't expecting to be raised.
Gametime had him rated as Tight/Passive, so I'm respecting his raise a bit more than normal. But after the fold, I did kick myself for being too passive myself.

Dev

Makes sense - thanks for the input.

This is a good point. I still like three betting, but aseem has good logic

This is not a WA/WB situation. If villain has a 5, he has 5 outs, and if he has overcards he has up to 6...

if villian has a 5, he has two outs.

if villian has an overpair, we have two outs.

and if you had properly read my posts, i mentioned that because we are vulnerable to overcards, bet/call is better than check/call.

aseem

You're right.