Thread: JJ in SB ???
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Old 10-09-2002, 11:55 AM
Aaron W. Aaron W. is offline
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Default Re: JJ in SB ???

This may be disputed, but I think betting out on the flop is the worst thing you can do in this hand. There are already 6.5 SB in the pot, and a single bet is probably not going to make the LP raiser fold. If he calls, it's very hard to tell where to go from there. He could easily be on a flush draw, smaller pocket pair, or could also be timidly playing a Q or a weak A.

I think it would have been better to check-raise the flop. This move is much stronger than betting out. At the expense of a small bet, you give yourself a chance of winning the pot right away, whereas you had little or no chance of winning the pot right away before. (Of course, proceeding from here if he calls is also very difficult, unless you get a J on the turn...)
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