$25 NL, How could I play Jacks better here?

[gahdoh]

I probably just let him there with the ace, even though the HUGE bet on the turn felt like a buy. Don't really have any reads on him since I just sat down at the table. Any advice would be appreciated.

pokerstars Game #12752854691: Hold'em No Limit ($0.10/$0.25) - 2007/10/21 - 02:05:43 (ET)
Table 'Eltanin IV' 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: cowcocky ($29.20 in chips)
Seat 2: johnl44 ($22.90 in chips)
Seat 3: Areola51 ($3.10 in chips)
Seat 4: gahdoh ($29.45 in chips)
Seat 5: dragonid4 ($17.55 in chips)
Seat 6: asertivo ($17.95 in chips)
Seat 7: Weavey30 ($11.75 in chips)
Seat 8: AbsoluteT9 ($24.75 in chips)
Seat 9: doogie_lb ($5.80 in chips)
AbsoluteT9: posts small blind $0.10
doogie_lb: posts big blind $0.25
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to gahdoh [ ]
cowcocky: folds
johnl44: raises $0.25 to $0.50
Areola51: folds
gahdoh: raises $0.80 to $1.30
dragonid4: folds
asertivo: folds
Weavey30: folds
AbsoluteT9: folds
doogie_lb: folds
johnl44: calls $0.80
*** FLOP *** [ ]
johnl44: bets $3

(Problem was probably not re-raising here.) :deal:

gahdoh: calls $3
*** TURN *** [ ] []
johnl44: bets $10
gahdoh: folds
johnl44 collected $8.55 from pot
johnl44: doesn't show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $8.95 | Rake $0.40
Board [8h 5d 7d As]
Seat 1: cowcocky folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: johnl44 collected ($8.55)
Seat 3: Areola51 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: gahdoh folded on the Turn
Seat 5: dragonid4 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: asertivo folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 7: Weavey30 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 8: AbsoluteT9 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: doogie_lb (big blind) folded before Flop

 

[Seneku]

I think you should raise more preflop. Now you dont have much information about your opponents hand.

I could very well be wrong here, but I don't mind you just calling the flop. You're probably not going to get called by hands that you beat (except for TT, 99 and maybe the nut flushdraw, and you're hardly even beating that) and you're going to fold out a lot of hands that have you beat.

After the turn you're almost certainly behind. Either he had the nut flushdraw (and made aces) or he has a set. Doesn't seem to likely that he's bluffing you here, with the ace on the turn. Also, he's betting over half his stack, so any possible fold equity is gone as well. Good laydown on the turn.

Overall I think I would only have played preflop different.