$5 NLHE Full Ring: Did I play this okay?

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PokerStars - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: $5.07 (VPIP: 13.42, PFR: 11.22, 3Bet Preflop: 3.40, hands: 922)
UTG: $5.00 (VPIP: 14.17, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 121)
Hero (MP): $5.00
CO: $5.14 (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 11)
BTN: $5.00 (VPIP: 13.39, PFR: 12.60, 3Bet Preflop: 2.56, Hands: 127)
SB: $6.94 (VPIP: 17.22, PFR: 12.26, 3Bet Preflop: 7.38, Hands: 429)

SB posts SB $0.02, BB posts BB $0.05

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.07) Hero has A J

fold, Hero raises to $0.15, CO calls $0.15, BTN calls $0.15, SB calls $0.13, BB calls $0.10

Flop: ($0.75, 5 players) T 2 J
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets $0.70, CO calls $0.70, fold, fold, fold

Turn: ($2.15, 2 players) A
Hero bets $1.54, CO calls $1.54

River: ($5.23, 2 players) 2
Hero bets $2.61 and is all-in, CO calls $2.61

I hadn't been at the table long, and villain was pretty much an unknown.

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Smaller on the turn. The ace is pretty scary (for you and your opponent), and you don't need to bet so big to shove the river. The turn is a bet/fold if you size it right.
 
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How can we bet/fold turn when villain can have AJ, A10, J10, A2s that we beat vs KQ, 22, 1010 that beats us?

I do agree on betting turn smaller, around 1.20
 
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I actually think you played the hand perfectly. We're never folding on the turn/river and I think your bet sizes were very efficient at extracting maximum value.
 
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You played it really well. I think the turn bet looks a little high, but he did call, so ok.
 
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How can we bet/fold turn when villain can have AJ, A10, J10, A2s that we beat vs KQ, 22, 1010 that beats us?

I do agree on betting turn smaller, around 1.20
Yeah, I probably was assuming more players would fold A2/AT type stuff 4-way, esepically a 0/0 over 12 hands. But at these stakes I probably can't rule that out. Multi-way flops like this make me skerred, and JTX gives like every hand a straight draw.

I dunno, I might be talking myself back into a bet/fold on the turn. I'd stove it, but I'm on my phone.
 
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my thoughts exactly

How can we bet/fold turn when villain can have AJ, A10, J10, A2s that we beat vs KQ, 22, 1010 that beats us?

I do agree on betting turn smaller, around 1.20

my thoughts exactly
 
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I actually feel like your bet on the flop was also too big. Big bets like this can sometimes be interpretted as bluffs, as it implies that you want a fold, rather then a call.

You're also giving yourself implied odd's that'll put you all in on the river, which is what happened.

I think you played it well. He could've had a set, but if you're gonna play every hand and worry about sets, then you shouldn't be playing poker! Are you worried about QK exactly?

You beat so much of his range here compared to the amount of hands you lose to.
Focus on your bet sizes, make them smaller. You'd actually get more folds that way.
 
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I would check river and fold to a shove. I might also have checked the turn for pot control since I don't really like that card. You made a substantial flop bet which was called, AT would mostly fold OTF to that bet. JT has just been counterfieted and isn't calling the river.

I know not enough sample but not a single hand played for 11 hands indicates a pretty tight player unless someone is running unusually card dead.
 
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I would check river and fold to a shove. I might also have checked the turn for pot control since I don't really like that card. You made a substantial flop bet which was called, AT would mostly fold OTF to that bet. JT has just been counterfieted and isn't calling the river.

I know not enough sample but not a single hand played for 11 hands indicates a pretty tight player unless someone is running unusually card dead.

I agree with the player looking tight and the river counterfeiting JT isn't something I'd considered before. I definitely think I overvalued the hand against this player.

I agree with those that suggested the turn bet should be smaller too.

Thanks for the replies
 
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