Just Jacks

[shadow29]

MP3 is 53%, 18%, 1.00
Button is 45%, 0%, 1.00

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J/images/graemlins/club.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, UTG calls.

Flop: (13.50 SB) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
UTG checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, CO calls, Button calls, UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Turn: (14.25 BB) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

River: (19.25 BB) 4/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button calls.

Final Pot: 22.25 BB

[CPA]

I am struggling with the flop 3 bet. With so many scare cards that could come on the turn, is your pot equity greater than 20% ?

I am not saying the flop 3 bet is wrong, just want to understand why it makes sense here.

[ThePenguin]

I'm just as confused about this hand as you are, although i probably would have played it the same way. With no one playing back at you on the turn, i would imagine that your opponents put you on something like AA - QQ. I would probably check/call river because of the chance that someone has a Q or slowplayed straight on turn.

[Mike Gallo]

I am not saying the flop 3 bet is wrong, just want to understand why it makes sense here.

Because he has the best hand most of the time and wants to make his opponents pay through the nose to continue drawing to 6 outs if they indeed only have over cards.

[Mike Gallo]

Pretty standard play.

Looks fine to me.