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$50+5: playing JJ
What's your line?
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter Hero (t985) UTG+2 (t1090) MP1 (t1055) MP2 (t915) MP3 (t975) CO (t1000) Button (t975) SB (t970) BB (t920) UTG (t1115) Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t50</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises to t125</font>, <font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, Hero calls t75. Flop: (t272.50) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font> |
#2
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
Horrible spot... probably check-folding. It is hard to imagine he would make this "I want a call" re-raise from EP with AK or 1010.
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#3
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
I'm not sure that it is too unlikely he has AK, but with the likely higher pockets here then you cannot really commit yourself. You could throw a bet out to see where you are, but check fold is a very safe option this early.
Assuming you do not hit the J on the flop, was it really worth calling the raise? Undercards and you are in the current unknown position, overcards and you are even worse. |
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
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Assuming you do not hit the J on the flop, was it really worth calling the raise? Undercards and you are in the current unknown position, overcards and you are even worse. [/ QUOTE ] That's a good question. However, from time to time people miniraise with good but not great hands too, just because they're donks who don't quite understand the idea of no-limit I guess, so I thought it might just be worth it. The implied odds for hitting a set are pretty nice too. After deciding it's worth a call preflop I couldn't just check-fold the 2nd best possible flop for me. So, on the flop I thought for a while whether or not I should check/raise. I didn't, since I didn't want to lose my whole stack. I bet 2/3 pot or something like that, villain miniraised, and I folded. Comments? |
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
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[ QUOTE ] Assuming you do not hit the J on the flop, was it really worth calling the raise? Undercards and you are in the current unknown position, overcards and you are even worse. [/ QUOTE ] That's a good question. However, from time to time people miniraise with good but not great hands too, just because they're donks who don't quite understand the idea of no-limit I guess, so I thought it might just be worth it. The implied odds for hitting a set are pretty nice too. After deciding it's worth a call preflop I couldn't just check-fold the 2nd best possible flop for me. So, on the flop I thought for a while whether or not I should check/raise. I didn't, since I didn't want to lose my whole stack. I bet 2/3 pot or something like that, villain miniraised, and I folded. Comments? [/ QUOTE ] I would often call the raise preflop, on some days I may stupidly reraise. I may just think about that again in future and fold. I think I would put a small bet in and play it the same way as yourself. |
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
I think calling the min-raise PF was ok, it is probably boarderline, but the reasons you give are pretty good.
After the flop I would very likely take the same line you did. CRs risks way too many chips. This is probably a spot to take a stab, and hope to pick up the pot. Do you have any information on your opponent on how he may play hands on a flop this type. Is he one to re-raise your flop raise with AK, hoping you will figure him for a high pocket pair. Along those lines will he just call with a high pocket pair on a flop of that type in order to induce another bet on the turn from you. |
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
I limp preflop.
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#8
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
Considering the fact that you called his "I want a call" preflop raise (as stated earlier), you must have been calling for set value. Did you hit a set?
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#9
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
This early in the game and in EP I treat JJ like 88 and limp for set value maybe call a small raise preflop.
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Re: $50+5: playing JJ
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I limp preflop. [/ QUOTE ] |
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