I love a good hero call, who doesn't? And I'm often right when I do, but sadly not on this occasion. I just wanted to check people's thoughts on the best bluff catcher here. I am thinking that AdAx is a better bluff catcher than JJ or JT when he bets 2x pot. That sizing to me says flush or nothing, I don't think he plays bottom set this way even. For that reason is it logical that Adx is a better call than JJ/TT. Against a 2x pot bet I believe that to be the case. Against a 2/3 pot bet his range is a lot wider and I think that JJ/TT become better bluff catchers since he can then potentially be betting a worse hand for value. Does that logic make sense?

Full Tilt Poker Game #34065376348: Table Veyron (6 max) - NL Hold'em - $2/$4 - 21:03:02 WET - 2014/03/27 [17:03:02 ET - 2014/03/27]

Seats: 6

Seat 1: HERO ($410.50)

Seat 2: V2 ($688.15)

Seat 3: V3 ($1,241.60)

Seat 4: V4 ($160)

Seat 5: V5 ($421.80)

Seat 6: V6 ($568.90)

V2 posts the small blind of $2

V3 posts the big blind of $4

The button is in seat #1

*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to HERO [Ah Ad]

V4 folds

V5 folds

V6 folds

HERO raises to $8

V2 folds

V3 calls $4

*** FLOP *** [Td Jd 4h] (Total Pot: $18, 2 Players)

V3 checks

HERO has 15 seconds left to act

HERO bets $12

V3 raises to $40

HERO has 15 seconds left to act

HERO calls $28

*** TURN *** [Td Jd 4h] [5d] (Total Pot: $98, 2 Players)

V3 checks

HERO has 15 seconds left to act

HERO checks

*** RIVER *** [Td Jd 4h 5d] [6c] (Total Pot: $98, 2 Players)

V3 bets $174

HERO has 15 seconds left to act

HERO calls $174

*** SHOW DOWN ***

V3 shows [3d 2d] a flush, Jack high

HERO mucks

V3 wins the pot ($443) with a flush, Jack high

*** SUMMARY ***

Total pot $446 | Rake $3

Board: [Td Jd 4h 5d 6c]

Seat 1: HERO (button) mucked [Ah Ad] - a pair of Aces

Seat 2: V2 (small blind) folded before the Flop

Seat 3: V3 (big blind) showed [3d 2d] and won ($443) with a flush, Jack high

Seat 4: V4 didn't bet (folded)

Seat 5: V5 didn't bet (folded)

Seat 6: V6 didn't bet (folded)

On the actual hand I am conflicted. Ignore individual reads. I'm conflicted because on the one hand I would expect him not to check the turn with too many flushes since I have so many hands like AT/AJ/AQ/AK/QQ/KK/AA etc with a diamond that are going to peel turn pretty much always but are also pretty much always checking the turn when he checks. I may bet my AQ/AK with a diamond floats but I probably don't. So from that point of view he shouldn't check many flushes. However, the hands I would expect him to bluff the river with are stuff like 8d9x, Kd9x, stuff that c/r the flop with equity, I would expect those hands to just barrel turns. It seems unlikely that he has something like K8hh but definitely possible.

Anyway, not too interested in the actual hands, just curious what people's thoughts were regarding the optimal bluff catchers here. I definitely need to have a defending range and since I'm not checking back the turn with too many flushes, which hands should I use?