How bad was this play?

My opponent thought the play sucked and went on, and on, and on ...

If I knew I was outkicked, I wouldn't have played the way I did (obviously), but I saw the $15 bet on the turn as a scared money bet and translated that to an A, small kicker hand, which is why I check raised.

Opponent was aggressive preflop when he played and got more passive after the flop with calls and checks.

So, would you have played the hand this way?

***** Hand History for Game 2383366029 *****
$50 NL Texas Hold'em - Monday, July 18, 05:26:28 EDT 2005
Table Table 55033 (6 max) (No DP) (Real Money)
Seat 3 is the button
Total number of players : 6
Seat 3: sersum ( $74.20 )
Seat 4: Don_Flush ( $49.60 )
Seat 6: spin_md ( $104.42 )
Seat 5: AusseShooter ( $44.68 )
Seat 1: girlfriday4 ( $119.70 )
Seat 2: akaTheTumTum ( $52.30 )
Don_Flush posts small blind [$0.25].
AusseShooter posts big blind [$0.50].
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to spin_md [ As Jc ]
spin_md raises [$2].
girlfriday4 folds.
akaTheTumTum raises [$5].
sersum folds.
Don_Flush folds.
AusseShooter folds.
spin_md calls [$3].
** Dealing Flop ** [ 7h, Ah, 6c ]
spin_md bets [$10.25].
akaTheTumTum calls [$10.25].
** Dealing Turn ** [ 2d ]
spin_md checks.
akaTheTumTum bets [$15].
spin_md raises [$40].
akaTheTumTum is all-In.
** Dealing River ** [ Jh ]
spin_md shows [ As, Jc ] two pairs, aces and jacks.
akaTheTumTum doesn't show [ Qd, Ad ] a pair of aces.
spin_md wins $2.95 from side pot #1 with two pairs, aces and jacks.
spin_md wins $103.35 from the main pot with two pairs, aces and jacks.
are you XXXXing kidding me

What did you put him on? He doesnt make a bet on the turn with KK or QQ (if he had KK or QQ he'd like to see as cheap a showdown as possible), and there arent really any other hands that would reraise you pre-flop that dont involve an ace with a better kicker than yours.

After the reraise preflop and the smooth call on the flop, I thought maybe AK or AA, which is why I checked the turn. When he bet $15 on the turn, it struck me as a bet that would be made by someone with A and a good kicker, but not great (like AT). But I guess it was a bet that he thought I would call with a worse hand.

I guess the poker gods decided it was time to to send "suckout luck" my way, after burning me so many times at the $100 tables.

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Originally Posted by spin_md

After the reraise preflop and the smooth call on the flop, I thought maybe AK or AA, which is why I checked the turn. When he bet $15 on the turn, it struck me as a bet that would be made by someone with A and a good kicker, but not great (like AT). But I guess it was a bet that he thought I would call with a worse hand.

I guess the poker gods decided it was time to to send "suckout luck" my way, after burning me so many times at the $100 tables.

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He was betting 15$ on the turn because he put you on QQ KK or A with a crappier kicker and wanted to take all your money, but not scare you off. Basically he was slow-playing.