It seems like so far the advice in this thread is way too specific and ignoring the huge flaw in logic shown in the last paragraph:
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Originally Posted by dyehard5
Should I bet for value assuming he doesn't have TJ or T6 (unlikely)? Or should I bet big to take it down now. How much should I bet for value? How much do I bet if I just want to take it down? The problem with shipping it is I am probably only getting called when I'm beat.
OP, this is going to help you out more than any advice about the specific hand, because if you understand this, then the hand will play itself.
The flaw in logic is this: if the Villain does in fact have JT (forget T6, it's very unlikely), then he has the nuts--and he's never, ever folding no matter what you bet. So any bet that you make with the intention of "taking it down" will never work if he has JT.
However, what if he doesn't have JT or T6? Then you have the best hand--and if you have the best hand,
you don't want to take the pot down now. You want to make a bet that Villain will call and be wrong to call, and the bigger you can make that bet, the better off you are.
This is true both on the flop and turn. On the flop you need to decide right then and there: is your hand good enough (meaning enough worse hands will call you) that you can play it like the nuts? You appear to have decided that it is. Well, that being the case, you should figure out what kinds of hands will call you, and size your bet so that those hands are wrong to call you and so that your bet is as big as it can be while still getting your opponent to make a wrong call.
The other people who have responded have addressed the specifics about sizing (you made your flop raise too small--I would have sized it to set up an easy turn shove), but the general logic is something that you need to internalize if you want to get better in spots like this.