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[QUOTE="Station_Master, post: 6715537, member: 1007778"]
Preflop - call is fine but you could squeeze this hand too and potentially win the pot then and hopefully fold out hands like ATo that dominate you.   The only problem is the HJ is short and could shove any pair if UTG fold, so call is fine.

Flop - fine to check back, with bottom pair and backdoor draw it would be fine to start bluffing, though v 3 players check is also ok, the problem is if your 3 is good now it probably wont be by the river.

Turn - when the short stacked player bets after it checks through I dont necessarily give him too much credit, though an A turn should hit alot of the check backs, so he could well have Ax too as well as flush draws. When UTG calls I expect Ax alot. The question then is to call or raise, I think it's best to raise here and deny equity you probably have the best hand.  You then can decide on river whether to bet again or check back depending on river card and action.

River - once another big bet and call goes in I would start to wonder if we have the best hand.  It really depends what we and the rest of the table think of the BB. If he is a fish (as his short stack suggests) then he could have all sorts and so UTG would call lighter, hence a raise is fine.  If it's a tighter player then you are more likely to be beat, UTG might be calling tighter but you could still get value from him, would he really fold AK or AJ? That's alot of combos. So I think raise is fine, especially as with your small size he is going to feel obliged to call with AK.
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