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Originally Posted by Homey D. Clown
All in all I think you got yourself into a difficult situation. But I'm interested in hearing other opinions on this.
TBH I think OP's flop action and sizing dug him a hole.
What does a 1/2 PSB on a J98 flop hope to accomplish? This board lands on typical callers' ranges like a cartoon safe, so you should either be betting more to price out draws or checking - mainly the latter. $30 into $60 encourages loose calls, which would be fine if you had QTs, but doesn't give you a whole lot of info to go on as-is.
AP you've arrived at the turn with a pot 1/2 of effective stacks, out of position, against 2 callers. That's a
spot to be in and IMO makes a check mandatory, because what card is coming on the river that you really want to see? Q / T / 7 make one-card straights. Clubs may still be out there because you priced in BD draws OTF. Even with a miracle J you'll be an underdog if stacks go in.
I think either alternate flop line (check and play a small pot from there, or bet PSB+ and ship most rivers) would have worked out better here.