Top Pair 2nd top kicker is beat (again)...

[stardustakos]

Playing at the 1.50+0.25$ 18 men turbos and going through a very unlucky period that streches over 2 months now.

Hands like that happen VERY often so I am asking for help of how I play the particular hand, because this is the line I usually take against the villains of this level. My hand is usually counterfieted at the turn and more often at the river. So is it bad beat period or I am not playing correctly?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, 2.2 Tournament, 50/100 Blinds (9 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

MP2 (t1360)
MP3 (t1743)
CO (t3780)
Button (t2065)
SB (t1327)
Hero (BB) (t2985)
UTG (t980)
UTG+1 (t1330)
MP1 (t755)

Hero's M: 19.90

Preflop: Hero is BB with A, Q
5 folds, CO bets t300, 2 folds, Hero raises to t850, CO calls t550

Flop: (t1750) 8, A, J (2 players)
Hero bets t1100, CO calls t1100

Turn: (t3950) 9 (2 players)
Hero bets t1035 (All-In), CO calls t1035

River: (t6020) 2 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: t6020

[taipan168]

Personally I think your preflop 3-bet was the worst of your possible moves. I'd either shove or fold depending on reads. Even flatting (with the intention of C-R AI on an A or Q high flop) would be better than 3-betting almost 30% of your stack when you only hit an A or Q on the flop 32% of the time.

As played, it's fine - either play as you did or just shove the flop (I have preference for getting your money in on 2 streets given the flop is not that drawy).

[drmcboy]

call or 3 bet more so you can PSB shove flop if you want, don't think shove or fold are good options vs random.