Many mistakes I think, can you point some out please.

[AfricanAnimal]

UTG+1 ($188.25)
MP1 ($156.79)
CO ($117.59)
Button ($98.50)
SB ($122.50)
Hero ($205)

Preflop:Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
3 folds, UTG+1 calls $1, MP1 calls $1, CO raises to $3, SB folds, Hero calls $2,
UTG+1 calls $2, MP1 raises to $5, CO calls $2, Hero calls $2, UTG+1 calls $2.


Flop: ($25.50) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP1 bets $8, CO calls $8, Hero raises to $28, all fold.

Final Pot: $59.50

[johnny005]

I dont mind the call from the BB... I think I would lead right out though I hopes that someone reraises. then you can get it all in there... Say flop bet of $20-$28. I always like to bet around the size of the pot, I'm not sure how others would be this.

[hobbsmann]

I think you played this hand fine, especially the flop. The only thing I might do differently is reraise pre in an attempt to isolate with CO.

[jhall23]

Any reads?

PF I think is fine since your OOP. Raising can be good too though.

Flop I like either leading or check/calling then leading the turn. Check/raising this non draw heavy board lets them off too easily.

[pottie]

I might check-call the flop and checkraise the turn

[DWarrior]

I was just going to say...what's wrong with calling and betting out on the turn, assuming you chose to slow-play this? It pretty much accomplishes the same thing, but it doesn't look as scarry as a check-raise. There's nothing that can really fall on the turn that'll be terrifying to you.

Also, hands like JJ always puzzle me with these pre-flop situations. If a guy raises into a bunch of callers, or a guy opens and one or two people call, should I be raising or just playing JJ for set value?

[swolfe]

lead the flop for $20

[imported_anacardo]

This is definitely a hand to lead the betting with. You welcome callers, you fear no action; let's build a pot. $15-$20 oughta do it.

[djoyce003]

I probably lead the flop for a little over half, maybe 15 or 18. It seems like the typical party donk will bet a full pot when the flop hit him, and he'll bet half the pot or less if it missed him...especially when he's out of position into a bunch of callers. I would try to make it look exactly like this and hope that someone at the table is aggro enough to try to take the pot away from me with a big raise.....that's why I lead for between 15 and 18. Worst case I get a couple of callers, I have a huge pot on the turn so that I can push.

[AfricanAnimal]

yeah I agree, I think leading the flop would have been best.