an interesting flop play with JJ on the blind

[hmkpoker]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, Button calls.

Flop: (12 SB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(6 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG+1 calls, MP2 calls, CO calls, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 folds, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button calls.
Safe board. My plan is to check-raise. Unfortunately, EP bets and gets many callers. I cannot raise to protect, I can only call and hope I can check-raise the turn. Luckily, LP bet allowing me to make a meaningful raise, knocking out two opponents, AND build a big pot.

Turn: (13 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, MP2 calls, Button calls.

River: (16 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, Button calls.

Final Pot: 19 BB

[mantasm]

I'd rather just bet/3bet the flop for value. This is about as safe a flop as you can get. Even if it's checked to someone in late position and they decide to bet, you're still giving people at least 7.5:1 on a call.

[brettbrettr]

I"d prob just bet out but this seems to have worked out nicely.