Middle pair top kicker

[mconstab]

Enough value to raise and call down here?

Villain is 30/25/1.2

Full Tilt Poker $3/$6 Limit Hold'em - 5 players
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Pre Flop: Hero is UTG with A : 8 :
Hero raises, 2 folds, SB 3-bets, 1 fold, Hero calls

Flop: (7 SB) 8 : 9 : 3 : (2 players)
SB bets, Hero raises, SB 3-bets, Hero calls

Turn: (6.5 BB) J : (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls

River: (8.5 BB) J : (2 players)
SB bets, Hero calls

Result: Small blind showed [Ah Jh] and won ($60) with three of a kind, Jacks

[Willem]

Well, you should never be folding here so the decision is whether to call down, or raise and call down if 3-bet. In general, I'm content with one bet per street going into the pot when I have 2nd pair.

Maybe you can put SB on a reasonable range and determine your equity vs his range using pokerstove?