But they were suited!

[platypus]

Made some money on this play. No read on opponent. 50NL ultimatebet. Made some money, but:

1. Should I have been in the hand in the first place?

2. Should I have been more agressive on the flop?

3. Did I have any business check-raising the turn?

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (10 handed) from (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button ($23.20)
Hero ($68.90)
BB ($51.50)
UTG ($30.85)
UTG+1 ($43.30)
UTG+2 ($23.90)
MP1 ($36.40)
MP2 ($28.50)
MP3 ($12.20)
CO ($49.25)

Preflop: Hero is SB with J, A.
1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.50, UTG+2 calls $0.50, 4 folds, Button calls $0.50, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: ($2.50) A, 9, 3 (5 players)
Hero checks, BB checks, UTG+1 checks, UTG+2 checks, Button bets $2.5, Hero calls $2.50, BB folds, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds.

Turn: ($7.50) K (2 players)
Hero checks, Button bets $7.5, Hero raises to $30, Button calls $12.70 (All-In).

River: ($57.70) 7 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $57.70

[mike_m235]

[Spank_her_Pair]

[Stoneburg]

I don't like playing a big pot with TP 3:d kicker in an unraised multiway pot. He could have A3, K9, 33, 98s or whatever. The fact that he's a shortstack is obviously a good thing here.

[platypus]

The way I looked at this hand, and maybe you guys can find the flaw in my logic: Limped in looking for a big flop, got an ok one. I'm not willing to play through as many people as that with only top pair, so I check.

The pot raise from a player an unknown player at the end is where I decide he does not have best hand. This is compounded by his lack of a PFR. Really what I see here in my mind most of the time is A with a weaker kicker or 9 something. With hearts on the board I felt I could make this pay:

On the turn I checked. The full bet indicated to me he isn't on a draw, but he thinks I could be. The club is a green light for him to bet. I felt my hand was best, but didn't want to see another card (Its debatable if I should have seen the turn), so I pushed.

Do I just have a bad case of FPS?

[Stoneburg]

[ToastedMoses]

[T-Rod]

I like a flop check raise or leading the flop. I prefer the check raise.