[2Tone]

I haven't been kind in assessing ESPN's Jackpot Jay's play all year, and now's no time to start.

In he details a number of his hands from the ME. Most of them I'm Ok with. But this one ...

2) With one limper already in -- the button -- I completed the small blind to $100 with A-8 unsuited. The big blind checked. The flop came J-6-3, all clubs, and my ace was a club. I checked, the big blind bet $500, the button called, and I called, since I was getting better than 2-1 pot odds (though probably not much in the way of implied odds, since, if a fourth club showed up, it would have been hard to get anybody to call for any amount, no matter how small). The jack of spades came on the turn. I checked; the big blind checked; the button bet $2,000; and I folded, which was fortuitous, because the big blind check-raised to $5,000 and the button went all-in. After a long huddle, the big blind folded, showing his Q-J. The button did not show his hand, even after much wheedling by the big blind -- "Hey, I showed mine" -- but a good guess would be 6-6 or 3-3, don't you think?

I probably would have led with a $500 bet after the flop. Assuming I did check (and I can see the argument for this) I would have re-raised to 3k and tried to pick it up right there. If he comes back all-in, I have a very tough decision to make, but so be it.

Once the jack comes on the turn, if he has a full house, he wins, and I'm out. Otherwise, I'm taking this pot. Lead with a good size bet, re-raise if possible.

How would you have played it?