A-J Situation...

[Syfted]

I recently got switched to this table and really didn't have the time to develop any good reads. How should I have played this?

I was betting left and right because I knew he was drawing and I was trying to make him pay for those draws.

Seat 1: Mandrake171 (4,035)
Seat 2: GPOSTMA (14,392), is sitting out
Seat 3: evans8158 (1,185), is sitting out
Seat 4: kritsels (4,320)
Seat 5: DJAQUI (4,715)
Seat 6: BillyJaybird (786)
Seat 7: Syfted (2,702)
Seat 8: cloie1955 (1,330), is sitting out
Seat 9: doobleup (4,070)
Syfted posts the small blind of 50
cloie1955 posts the big blind of 100
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Syfted [Ac Jd]
doobleup folds
Mandrake171 calls 100
GPOSTMA folds
evans8158 folds
kritsels folds
DJAQUI folds
BillyJaybird raises to 200
Syfted raises to 800
cloie1955 folds
Mandrake171 calls 700
BillyJaybird calls 586, and is all in
*** FLOP *** [9d Js 3c]
Syfted has 15 seconds left to act
Syfted bets 1,000
Mandrake171 calls 1,000
*** TURN *** [9d Js 3c] [Td]
Syfted bets 902, and is all in
Mandrake171 calls 902
Syfted shows [Ac Jd]
Mandrake171 shows [Kc Qc]
BillyJaybird shows [Jc Ah]
*** RIVER *** [9d Js 3c Td] [8s]
Syfted shows a pair of Jacks
Mandrake171 shows a straight, King high
Mandrake171 wins the side pot (3,832) with a straight, King high
BillyJaybird shows a pair of Jacks
Mandrake171 wins the main pot (2,458) with a straight, King high
BillyJaybird stands up
Syfted stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6,290 Main pot 2,458. Side pot 3,832. | Rake 0
Board: [9d Js 3c Td 8s]
Seat 1: Mandrake171 showed [Kc Qc] and won (6,290) with a straight, King high
Seat 2: GPOSTMA didn't bet (folded)
Seat 3: evans8158 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: kritsels didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: DJAQUI didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: BillyJaybird (button) showed [Jc Ah] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 7: Syfted (small blind) showed [Ac Jd] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 8: cloie1955 (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 9: doobleup didn't bet (folded)

 

[KyleJRM]

I try not to play AJo out of position against a raise.

 

[Syfted]

That makes sense, I guess... but how about the play after? I had a big pot to play there with someone who just limped in.

 

[Steveg1976]

in the future don't show results, they can affect the analysis.

Don't forget at the flop you are only betting into the side pot, I am not sure I bet here with just a TPTK hand. I would just check it down myself. I don't like playing big pots with a small hand.

That being said, if you are betting a thousand you might as well shove as you are pot committed anyway and give yourself the best chance to make him fold. He might have still called but you can't stop that, nor do you want to.

 

[Jillychemung]

With stack sizes I think I might have shoved preflop to try to get heads up on the short stack that was obviously going to commit his stack.

 

[pokermember]

No I try not to play AJ to. No