Hey guys -
Long time limit player here looking to diversify my portfolio; so I've started to dabble in some 1/2 rather than low limit when waiting for my game. Apparently I ran like God in my last session in booking a $700 win but felt kinda lost in this hand:
Effective stacks are ~$300. There's like 3 limpers I complete 86
s in the SB, BB makes it 10, all call. BB seems to clearly be the most aggressive and best player at the table and may be reading this (I know, lol seat selection). Everyone else is just very passive pre and postflop.
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Checks around. Should I consider leading here? I feel like it sorta turns my hand face up and it's not a bad flop for him to Cbet. Of course I'm a limit player so I think every flop that isn't J98 is a good cbetting board, lol.
Turn is the J
I lead for $20, about half the pot. Maybe this was dumb 'cause I didn't really have a plan for the rest of the hand? My thinking at the time was just that I can easily be good and everyone was just so darn passive that I could take it down here, or if called safely c/f a river brick.
Of course BB raises to $75 and everyone gets out of the way.
What's his most likely hand here - like a suited J? Will he throw that away if I shove (it's pretty believable that I can have a 5 here I think)? I ponder for a bit which I rarely do and then decide it's too late to make a move so I call?
River is the Q
How bad did I screw up thus far and what should I do now?