$20+2 Getting frisky with JJ in level 1

Freudian · #1 05-15-2005, 05:09 PM

No reads on anyone.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

BB (t800)
UTG (t800)
Hero (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t890)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t800)
CO (t800)
Button (t790)
SB (t720)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, Hero calls t15, 1 fold, MP1 raises to t65, 3 folds, Button calls t65, 1 fold, BB calls t50, UTG calls t50, Hero calls t50.

Flop: (t332.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB bets t150, UTG folds, Hero raises to t300, MP1 folds, Button folds, BB calls t150.

Turn: (t932.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB checks, Hero goes all-in [t435]

Comments on all streets would be appreciated, especially pre-flop and flop.

astarck · #2 05-15-2005, 05:14 PM

Preflop Raise.

*EDIT* - You couldn't have really asked for a better flop.

gh9801 · #3 05-15-2005, 05:15 PM

Seems fine.

NYCNative · #4 05-15-2005, 05:15 PM

PRE-FLOP

Raise. Limp-call is not good play. Jacks are tricky but still a premium hand. Not good enough to limp-reraise and why risk some crappy overcard in the blinds beat you? Define your hand.

AFTER THE FLOP

Minimum raise? I don't like it. A real raise will put you all-in? Fine. Push. Let him make the tough decision. I doubt he has a set if he only called your raise instead of going over the top.

TURN

Yeah. Pretty much.

EDIT: I'll bet he was either open-ended or had two overcards.

gh9801 · #5 05-15-2005, 05:15 PM

Sometimes I would raise preflop here, sometimes I wouldn't. It depends on table

NYCNative · #6 05-15-2005, 05:18 PM

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No reads on anyone.

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gh9801 · #7 05-15-2005, 05:26 PM

You win NYC

Nottom · #8 05-15-2005, 05:39 PM

This should be pretty standard.

waarior · #9 05-15-2005, 05:47 PM

Raise Pre-flop if you are going to stack off with an over pair. You are reraising a bet before the action reaches the original raiser. What would you have done if the original raiser pushes all-in? Much easier if you had taken the initiative. I also don't like the size of the reraise; as NYCNative said push.
In this case mp1(raiser) folded, and from there everything looks fine given the line you took. I would expect to see a set of 3's or 4's. First to act leading into 3 people reeks of "Brunson's bet into raiser with your set advice." But then again this is a 20 so you expect the set, get shown the a4s.

Nottom · #10 05-15-2005, 05:48 PM

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PRE-FLOP

Raise. Limp-call is not good play. Jacks are tricky but still a premium hand. Not good enough to limp-reraise and why risk some crappy overcard in the blinds beat you? Define your hand.

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Limping with JJ/TT from EP is a pretty accepted line early in a SNG. You don't want to have to deal with a re-raise preflop.

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AFTER THE FLOP

Minimum raise? I don't like it. A real raise will put you all-in? Fine. Push. Let him make the tough decision. I doubt he has a set if he only called your raise instead of going over the top.

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At this point in the hand, I'm confident I have the best hand, and if not I'm going broke. I don't like the min-raise only becasue I hate min-raises but I think making it 350 or 400 would be fine.
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TURN

Yeah. Pretty much.

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EDIT: I'll bet he was either open-ended or had two overcards.

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This is a terrible read.