Awkward Jacks (are there any other kind)

[nebben]

I had no idea what to do, lol. So I erred ont he side of aggression.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ Hero (9 handed) converter

MP2 ($65.9)
MP3 ($23.55)
CO ($26.8)
Button ($60.1)
SB ($29.85)
Hero ($25.45)
UTG ($37)
UTG+1 ($29.2)
MP1 ($14)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.1.
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB (poster) completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, MP2 calls $1.75, CO calls $1.75, SB folds.

Flop: ($6.25) Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $3</font>, MP2 calls $3, CO folds.

Turn: ($12.25) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $4</font>, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: $16.25

[jtr]

I would have bet more on the flop, at least $4.50 or so. That might have ended things right there and saved you the awkward turn decision.

If the guy had called a bigger flop bet and then that turn card came, I have to admit I'd be closing up shop for the afternoon against a default opponent.

Also, I'm not sure your turn bet of $4 into a $12.25 pot counts as "aggression". I'd say our villain thought he was being trapped and crept away. Or that his hand was junk anyway, of course.

[tbach24]

Check that in the blinds.

[nebben]

What are your raising requirements from the blinds? KK-AA?
OK so I screwed up there.

Hows the rest of it.

[tbach24]

It depends on the amount of limpers and how they are going to react to a raise. Usually with 1-2 limpers I'll raise JJ, but with more I'm going to be raising AA and KK, maybe QQ.