Re: JJ stays overpair, but lot of action
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what is everybody's obsession with the stop and go play? i myself simply do not understand when this play would be profitable...
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You can do this when your opponent has a strong hand but you have an even stronger one and want to go for 4 BB on the turn and river instead of 3. The most common example of this is flopping a set against a tight pf 3-bettor. The stop and go keeps AK from checking behind while maxing value against an overpair.
You can also stop and go when you have a weak made hand that you still suspect might be good because you believe your opponent may be raising the flop on a draw. If the turn is a blank, you often become the favorite and want to bet to prevent free cards. Now, there aren't that many players that actually take the free card after making the free card play, online at least, but some do, and against them, the stop and go is a nice play.
Good luck.
Eric
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