on BB J6, seen free flop and hit top pair bad kicker, opponent raises over pot

[pat3392]

$1.00+$0.10 USD Hold'em No Limit - Level II (15/30) MTT top 10% get paid 9-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 2: annie2186 (1660 in chips)
Seat 3: beejaybee (1400 in chips)
Seat 4: lendo001 (1760 in chips)
Seat 5: Supergirl212 (1470 in chips)
Seat 7: fedeee1407 (4240 in chips)
Seat 8: kennethtr (1490 in chips)
Seat 9: Maxwell Hall (1480 in chips)
kennethtr: posts small blind 15
Maxwell Hall: posts big blind 30
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Maxwell Hall [Js 6h]
annie2186: folds
beejaybee: calls 30
annie2186 said, "april showers bring fedeeee flowers"
lendo001: calls 30
jhonAULLIN is connected
Supergirl212: folds
fedeee1407: folds
kennethtr: calls 15
Maxwell Hall: checks
*** FLOP *** [8c 9c Jd]
kennethtr: checks
Maxwell Hall: checks
beejaybee: checks
lendo001: bets 150
kennethtr: folds
Maxwell Hall: folds

Is this fold too tight? If I decided to call what would I do on the turn if my opponent started to go nuts and raised like hell? I'm just not sure if calling here is +EV if I'm not prepared to go all in on it

 

[WiZZiM]

bet the flop yourself, it looks like a limped pot, id prefer betting as you gain a little more info, if you check, you cant ever be sure where you stand in the hand. are they stabbing with air? or a draw? or top pair better kicker? who knows...

id bet around 90 and then play the hand from there.. obviously im not looking to go crazy and get the chips in, but i like pot control lines, get to the river cheaply and pick off bluffs.

 

[cjatud2012]

I don't completely disagree with c/f-ing the flop, but I would probably bet out the flop, and if we get called, then I'd be done putting money in the pot. If it went check/check on the turn, then maybe we can check/call the river, but basically we'd be spending money most of the time only to find out that we have a second best hand.