JJ on MP1 - AKQ flop.

[easypete]

<font color="purple">BB is fairly loose (~35% VPIP).</font>

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="666666">4 folds</font>, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

<font color="purple">Among the favorable flops for JJ, this is not very high on the list. Should I just surrender here and fold to the first bet? He is fairly loose, so he might not have me beat. </font>

Turn: (3.25 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

<font color="purple">He took a while to call the flop bet, figured I'd fire again. This time the call was instant.</font>

River: (5.25 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

Final Pot: 5.25 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 5.25 BB, between Hero and BB.</font>

<font color="purple">I have no problem laying down hands when I see resistance, but what happens when you don't see resistance? Was my line standard for this? Should I even think about value betting the river here?</font>

[BigEndian]

I don't bet this river either. Way more than 50% of the time you are beaten unless there is a read otherwise. I do bet the turn though - too many players call the flop to see if you're serious enough about your hand to bet the turn.

- Jim