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Cash Hand - How to play the strong draw on the turn?

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AMRN:
A hand I played earlier that has got me thinking....

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PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($50.95)
SB ($50)
BB ($7.25)
UTG ($37.70)
MP1 ($50)
AMRN (MP2) ($51.05)
CO ($35.95)

Preflop: AMRN is MP2 with A, 10
2 folds, AMRN bets $1.50, 2 folds, SB calls $1.25, 1 fold

Flop: ($3.50) 4, A, J (2 players)
SB checks, AMRN bets $2, SB raises to $6, AMRN calls $4

Turn: ($15.50) K (2 players)
SB bets $8..............

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OK so now what? We have top pair with reasonable kicker, and have the nut flush and nut straight draw. The SB has only been on the table for one orbit - no reads.

Call: Do we flat call and hope to hit? But what if we don"t improve on the river, and the SB bets/shoves?  If so, are we then potentially folding the best hand with our top pair?

Raise: Do we raise with the strong draw, but recognise that any raise here will commit to the pot, therefore is it actually correct to shove here?  Also, given that any draws on the flop will look like they just hit, is this a good spot to make a semi-bluff to force the better hand to fold?

Fold: Do we fold?? Is folding far too nitty here?

treydj:
steve

cant see the suits of the card dealt?
any player reads?

Cheers

Jas

THEGUY84:
This is defo a tough spot, I would prob call in this spot.  They could be strong here AJ or set 4s is a poss, but also could reraise flop with weak A  or KJ to see where they are or they could have pair and flush draw, but with no reads it tought to predict what range they check raise with.

I guess I would take one off but maybe im a tight nit and would maybe fold  a lot of rivers. There lead on turn is pretty strong! Maybe not flush tho would they check raise that flop with fush draw. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I just dont know I play bad!!

deanp27:
i"d call here

shozboy1:
I"d probably feel we are behind by the time the turn comes and he bets alittle more than 1/2 pot. However, you still have top pair with a big draw. He could easily have a set of 44"s or 2 pair here. I dont think there"s any hands in his range here that fit with this line, that you currently beat.
However, given we know he"s strong, if we hit our river, we could easily get all his stack so have nice implied odds here.

Therefore I"d call and fold to a strong river bet if we miss. Nitty, I know, but if you raise the turn, he could easily shove, and are probably compelled to call but probably not loving that spot.

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