$10 NLHE 6-max: A hand which I'm not proud of...

10NL 6-max zoom on pokerstars. Villain is unknown.


Hero (BTN): $10.30
SB: $15.10
BB: $10.00
UTG: $4.54
MP: $15.97
CO: $16.58

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BTN with 7:spade: 7:diamond:
3 folds, Hero raises to $0.25, SB raises to $1, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.75

Flop: ($2.10) T:spade: 9:diamond: 3:diamond: (2 players)
SB bets $1.30, Hero calls $1.30

Turn: ($4.70) J:spade: (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $3.60, SB calls $3.60

River: ($11.90) A:heart: (2 players)
SB bets $4.40, Hero folds

What do you think my biggest mistake here was? Calling the flop? Betting the turn? Folding the river? I'm not proud of the way I played this hand and I'd like your opinions on what I should be doing differently to avoid spots like this.

Calling pre is ok, calling flop is ok, betting turn is ok if you plan to shove river, folding to bet OTR is ok.


However imo the easiest play and thus maybe most profitable in the long run would be just fold the flop and move on.

Why turn out hand into a bluff on the turn? If you are betting for value vs AK/AQ you should bet much smaller or just check turn for pot control and take it from there. I almost always advocate checking turn though.