[converted_hand][hand_history]$0.15/$0.30 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
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CO: $31.84 (106.1 bb)
Hero (BTN): $50.08 (166.9 bb)
SB: $47.19 (157.3 bb)
BB: $75.73 (252.4 bb)
MP: $39.22 (130.7 bb)

Preflop: Hero is BTN with A J
MP folds, CO raises to $0.90, Hero raises to $2.55, SB folds, BB calls $2.25, CO calls $1.65

Flop: ($7.80) J Q 9 (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero bets $3.90, BB calls $3.90, CO calls $3.90

Turn: ($19.50) 4 (3 players)
BB checks, CO checks, Hero checks

River: ($19.50) 6 (3 players)
BB bets $9.75, CO folds, Hero ?


Not much in the way of stats at this table. The player in the CO has been raising often from the BTN and CO so I decided to raise him for value from the BTN.

Preflop:
Reviewing the hand I'm not sure if this is a good play or not, as I believe calling from the BTN is the better option here.

Flop:
I think is pretty standard cbet when checked too even into 2 players as I have actually hit my flop. However this is where I get 2 callers and it gets interesting with a lot of checking.

Turn:
I check back here. This is where I am confused in the hand other than the fact i think a bet is WAY to thin(however I'm probably wrong).

River:
I get bet into half pot by a guy who has checked two streets on a river that is a complete brick. The river doesn't complete any draws that were out on the flop. I think you can remove all value hands from the equation based on the fact he can't check into 2 players twice with a good hand. Now this is a 3bet pot so a lot of air hands should be taken out of the range PF. Is this a standard spot for a call?

Some more info I dug up.

CO: 274 hands 24/21/2.7/9.0 (35% (34) over Raise First from this position)
BB: 67 hands 31/10/1.3/0.0 (nothing else of importance)

Flat pre, esp w/ CO's stats. Do you have f3b stats on them? After BB coldcalls, CO is flatting lots of PPs/AQ/KQ/AJ. BB looks like he could be flatting a lot wider, broadways/PPs and possibly some SCs/Axs because you're both deep.

Flop is a clear cbet as we want to protect our equity and get value from Jx/Tx/FDs. BB's calling range is all Qx, Jx, TT, T9s, AT, KT, AsXs. CO's calling range is pretty much AQ/KQ/TT.

Turn check is good, if you're HU vs BB at this point you can vbet ~13 but CO's range has AQ/KQ and TT might fold if you bet again.

River is probably a fold as BB checks his SDV hands (Jx, T9s, TT) and is generally passive. Also, we can slightly discount his missed OESDs (AT) because it looks like CO folded TT. If checked to again, river is a clear vbet.

CO's Fold to 3bet is 64%.

Still don't like it though as I'd have to fold to a 4bet with a hand that has decent equity.

I like your thought process thanks a ton for the response.