Did I play this hand wrong? I thought I was good till the river, turns out we were split. When he made the river bet I thought I was beaten but the money was 6 to 1.

Ignition - $0.25 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

P1-6b44a7f1c0abb9c4c632e85cf87de303 (BTN): 121.28 BB
P2-a6ac11b2c7a439f85d134a1690040d2f (SB): 99 BB
P3-ce5bd796499af3ed665a3182046748e8 (BB): 32.48 BB
Hero (UTG): 130.08 BB
P5-4d61bcd72fa2f670b80c17eb0ffeb54d (UTG+1): 83.28 BB
P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 (MP): 81.4 BB
P8-ceb47b611ace17cb246bc188a98bdd38 (MP+1): 96.68 BB
P9-d05a39e63001777bef408860978f8213 (CO): 161.84 BB

P2-a6ac11b2c7a439f85d134a1690040d2f posts SB 0.4 BB, P3-ce5bd796499af3ed665a3182046748e8 posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has 9 J

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 has 9 J

Hero raises to 3 BB, fold, P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 calls 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold

Flop: (7.4 BB, 2 players) 8 5 J
Hero bets 2 BB, P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 raises to 6 BB, Hero calls 4 BB

Turn: (19.4 BB, 2 players) 6
Hero bets 8 BB, P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 raises to 24 BB, Hero calls 16 BB

River: (67.4 BB, 2 players) 3
Hero bets 24 BB, P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 raises to 48.4 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 24.4 BB

P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 shows 9 J (Flush, Jack High)

P7-cd8486cb3f1d4c4d6d0fd3c6e9149fe9 wins 156.2 BB

Fold pre. Fold turn.

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I could maybe see turn, I was 2 to 1 with top pair and second kicker with just over 2 to 1 on the money to call. That's a little tough with only 1 face card on the board but maybe it's an adjustment I need to make but pre-flop I was the initial 2-bet and everyone but the opponent got out of my way so I don't really understand how I played a top 15% hand wrong pre-flop.

Your hand is kind of speculative, so I think the only justification for opening that UTG would be if there was a fish in the blinds (I'm happy to be proven wrong). You are gonna be OOP a lot of the time, but if a fish is in the blinds and they call.. thats quite a sweet spot where you will make money.

When he raises the flop I'm already cautious. A one pair hand isn't all that great to bloat a pot with and play for stacks so I'd want to pot control. I mean it's just my opinion, I don't play NL25 but even if I was I'd take the same approach.

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Ok, so I'm hearing my range is too wide UTG. I can take that and mull it over. I've been playing for years but only recently have been taking it seriously. I was usually a chaotic LAG and just enjoyed the fun of it. I did alright but lost in the long run. I have a strong math and statistical background professionally, so I have been studying a lot and crunching numbers to get a good balance and break bad habits. Right now, I'm averaging 15% of hands played, with a 15% variance between my early and late positions. It equates to playing 30 possible hands in an early position and 40 in a late position. I have J9s ranked at 26, so it's definitely on the lower end of my early position range. May need to adjust my variance between early and late positions. ��

Maybe yeah, I'd say that would be a bit more optimal (as I said though, it's just my opinion. I'm learning too and by no means an expert lol). I've read from some different sources that playing around 4 times as many hands on the BU/CO as you do UTG is a good rule of thumb. If you were a bad lag before then it's gonna take some discipline. When you see your results improve it will be worth it though.

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