Re: 5.50 How do I play this JJ on the flop?
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I like your line much better, though. A small bet to represent an ace gives me the information I need without putting all my chips at risk. Hopefully, it also slows the other two down.
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A lot of times, you should think about hands as if you had the goods. If you had them, how would you play going forward? For example, could you/someone have played AK the way you did preflop? Yes. Then, you're okay to act accordingly postflop. With this board, when you flop trips, you're not betting to protect a marginal holding, you're betting to keep the fish around. I certainly bet here, but even a smallish bet is threatening enough to their stack, as well as minimal enough to not hurt yours.
Another thing to think about is this. How often do you need to bet 100 here to win 750?
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