JJ Overbet

bobbyi · #1 02-27-2005, 10:55 PM

I've been losing a lot of money with one pair, so I could use some review on how to play a hand like this one. The preflop raise is standard. What about the flop play? What his $1 bet asking (or telling) me and how should I respond? The amount of money I had left on the turn was awkard, and just pushing seemed better than anything else given how draw-heavy the board was. Yes? No? I still don't understand how to play in these spots. Thanks.

Party Poker No-Limit $25 Hold'em (8 handed)

SB ($54.95)
Hero ($25)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Hero raises to $2, 4 folds, SB calls $1.75, 1 fold.

Flop: ($4.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB bets $1, Hero raises to $5, SB calls $4.

Turn: ($14.50) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $18 (All-In), SB calls $18.

River: ($50.50) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 players, 1 all-in)

Final Pot: $50.50

Results in white below: 
SB has Ks Kc (one pair, kings).
UTG has (one pair, kings).
Hero has Jc Jd (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: SB wins $50.50.

tbach24 · #2 02-27-2005, 11:03 PM

I play it exactly how you did. Sucks that you ran into a slowplayer, but it happens.

bobbyi · #3 02-27-2005, 11:06 PM

Ok. So when SB bets $1 on the flop, how do you interpret that? I was confused as to what that bet meant.

TheWorstPlayer · #4 02-27-2005, 11:07 PM

Once he calls your raise on the flop, I think you should expect the worst and check behind on the turn. I know that you don't want to give a draw a free card, but there is a pretty good chance that he is trying to set up a turn check/raise. I would check behind and then call a reasonable bet on the river (since you may have induced a bluff). If he pushes the river, play poker, but I would usually fold.

bobbyi · #5 02-27-2005, 11:10 PM

What if I check behind and he checks again on the river?

tbach24 · #6 02-27-2005, 11:20 PM

That they're drawing and want to see a cheap turn.

TheWorstPlayer · #7 02-27-2005, 11:36 PM

Value bet his TPTK type hand.