Was trying to represent a flush... got called instantly. Not sure why it didn't work. I thought only a set or two pair would beat me and my all-in would represent a flush.


PokerStars - $0.02 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

UTG+1: 100 BB (VPIP: 0.00, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
MP: 88 BB (VPIP: 22.73, PFR: 9.09, 3Bet Preflop: 2.44, Hands: 111)
MP+1: 93 BB (VPIP: 18.37, PFR: 12.24, 3Bet Preflop: 5.26, Hands: 50)
CO: 100 BB
BTN: 71 BB (VPIP: 38.46, PFR: 0.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 13)
Hero (SB): 170 BB
BB: 256 BB (VPIP: 11.11, PFR: 8.64, 3Bet Preflop: 6.90, Hands: 83)
UTG: 130 BB (VPIP: 31.43, PFR: 2.94, 3Bet Preflop: 6.67, Hands: 71)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB, CO posts penalty blind 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.5 BB) Hero has A K

fold, fold, MP raises to 3 BB, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 9 BB, fold, MP calls 6 BB

Flop: (20 BB, 2 players) 9 5 T
Hero bets 9.5 BB, MP calls 9.5 BB

Turn: (39 BB, 2 players) A
Hero bets 18 BB, MP calls 18 BB

River: (75 BB, 2 players) J
Hero bets 133.5 BB and is all-in, MP calls 51.5 BB and is all-in

You have TPTK in a 3bet pot vs an 88bb stack. I don't think bluffing here will work out well.
He's not folding a set. If he calls flop AJ hes not folding it now.

If you shove have to hope hes calling with AQ and QQ/KK

You just don´t beat anything here other than AQ. KK and QQ 4bet pre. KK for sure, maybe QQ flats. But then again, I would expect QQ to raise the flop if villain decided to just call your 3bet pre and would most likely fold QQ on the turn (if he decided to call pre and the cbet).
And other than that, any reasonable hand has you beat or split with AK. The straight gets there and the flush too. And you don´t even have a flush/straight blocker.

So how should I have played it?

check river