Hand#3437E90A92000085 - $2 Bounty Turbo T15272594 -- CASH -- $2 + $0.2 -- 9 Max -- Table 5 -- 0/30/60 NL Hold'em -- 2013/09/01 - 21:04:04

I ended up winning this hand, but I think I could have played it better OTT and probably OTR. I'd like some thoughts, please.

As for the villain, I had seen him 3-bet shove w/ AJ off a couple of hands ago.

UTG+1 - (Hero) 1,615
MP 1 - 2,000
MP 2 - 1,860
HJ - 1,509
CO -2,165
BTN - 3,007
SB - 5,428
BB - 996
UTG - 1,990

Pot is 90
Dealt to Hero T, T

fold, Hero raises to 180, MP1 calls 180, fold, HJ calls 180, four folds

Pot is 630

*** FLOP *** 8, 7, 4

Hero bets 315, fold, HJ calls 315
Pot is 1260

*** TURN *** 8

Hero bets 400, HJ calls 400
Pot is 2060

*** RIVER *** 5

Hero checks, HJ is all in 614, Hero calls 614

I bet so small OTT because it was a blocker bet. I didn't want to c/f to a bet and get bluffed off the hand. A8 was very likely to have called behind pre and to call OTF, so I was scared Villain had an eight. I hoped it would seem like a "please call me" bet and would get most things to fold, and would let Villain raise w/ the 8. Should I have just jammed here?

I c/c river because I thought something weak would check back. I also thought that if I jammed, the only things calling were things that beat me, of which there are more options now. Should I have been the one to jam first since I didn't jam OTT?