Majestic Star NL 1/2.
My stack is $150 here.
Please pardon my fishy behavior in advance. This one was a beating. I need a peroxide shower after this hand.
Short session, left up $50 largely because this hand tilted me.
Hero UTG J
J
I bet 12 bucks which is the standard raise where I play (most of the time). The table I was at was wild all day I heard, but shortly after I got there two maniacs left broke and one left up $800.
MP Calls for 12. He just sat down. He's in highway worker clothes with reflectors. I know nothing about him. Button calls 12. I never saw this guy before either. Everyone else folds.
POT is 39.
Flop Q
9
9
I check. MP Checks. Button bets 25. Both MP and I call.
Should I have just folded here assuming one or both had a Q or a 9?
POT is $114.
I call.
Turn is 2
MP checks. Button bets 40.
I call. Why? Well, I have the Jack of hearts. This played into my decision but I think it was a mistake. Should I forget about flush possibilities with a pair on the board in the future?
I have $77 invested in this pot at this point. More than half my stack.
MP surprises me by going all in for $200 (or so).
I felt that I could not win and wanted to fold but there was so much in the pot I felt I was committed.
Sometimes I can blame variance when things go wrong. Here I 100% blame myself. Any advice?