Pathetic

The more I think about it, the more I feel like this is one of the worst calls I’ve made in a long time:

Full Tilt No-Limit Hold’em, $10.00 BB (5 handed) – Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

SB ($4423.50)
BB ($2026)
UTG ($2477)
MP ($2168.50)
Hero (Button) ($2000)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J, 10
UTG bets $30, MP calls $30, Hero calls $30, 1 fold, BB calls $20

Flop: ($132.50) 7, 10, 8 (4 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP bets $80, Hero calls $80, 2 folds

Turn: ($292.50) A (2 players)
MP checks, Hero checks

River: ($292.50) 9 (2 players)
MP checks, Hero bets $333, MP raises to $2057 (All-In), Hero calls $1555.50 (All-In)

Total pot: $4069.50 | Rake: $3

Results:
Hero had J, 10 (straight, Jack high).
MP had J, Q (straight, Queen high).
Outcome: MP won $4066.50

I talked myself into a call on the grounds that I didn’t think he would check QJ after turning a double gut shot and a good bluff card. But it’s far less likely that he would make this check-raise with a bare J, that he would get here with air (I’d expect him to bet the turn or river), or that he’d turn a pair into a bluff (since my overbet is basically J/air and he probably doesn’t expect me to fold a J). Granted it’s not very likely I have QJ, as I’d almost certainly bet the turn, but that’s about the only thing that makes this a viable bluffing spot for him.