AJ - MP

[Muxy]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP1 ($12.25)
Hero ($33.95)
MP3 ($28)
CO ($19.42)
Button ($61.24)
SB ($8.60)
BB ($25.60)
UTG ($34.28)
UTG+1 ($24.60)
UTG+2 ($7.07)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with J, A. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
3 folds, MP1 calls $0.25, Hero calls $0.25, 4 folds, BB checks.

Flop: ($0.85) A, 8, J (3 players)
BB checks, MP1 bets $0.5, Hero raises to $2, BB folds, MP1 calls $1.50.

Turn: ($4.85) 3 (2 players)
MP1 bets $1, Hero raises to $3, MP1 calls $2.

River: ($10.85) 6 (2 players)
MP1 checks, Hero bets $3, MP1 calls $3.

Final Pot: $16.85

[Miffed22001]

Limp or raise
For me if im offered a limp, as you are here id take the limp but if you have to open id always open for a raise.
Perhaps with your position their is a cas efor raising here but AJ is THAT hand that you can never quite be sure with.
I think i personally take the oppertunity to limp where offered.

[bdawg56kg]

I would bet more on the turn and river. Bet $4 on the turn and the rest on the river. Based on some of your previous posts, I think you need to work on value betting bigger, so that you get paid off more. Sure when you make these small raises and a 1/4 pot bet on the river you will get called often, but I think it is far more +EV to be throwing down 2/3 - full pot bets with your monsters.