JJ I love this hand

[Mikey]

This is one hand that gives me problems especially against stubborn opponents or tricky opponnents. How do you play it?

Lets say you open raise with JJ and one guy calls from the back, the flop falls

Ad 7d 5s. I lead out and if I'm called I'm done with it.

Lets change the flop now to something like this.

9 6 2r.

Here is the scare cards that scare me on the turn if I bet and get called.

Any T gives 78 a straight.
Any 9 pairs the top card on board.
Any A, K, Q.

Am I too cautious here?

Let say I do bet on the turn if any of these cards fall I'll probably lead at it again, but then the tricky part comes.

On the river I'll check it.

If I get bet into a decent bet I'm folding.
If I underbet it then I'm welcoming a raise.

If I make a decent bet and get called then I'll feel I have made an error because since I called on the turn I should have check folded the river?

What is your play when some of those cards show up?

Sometimes I correct all these problems by not even meeting these challenges that occur.... instead I just limp in if I don't flop a set then i'm out.... and if a K Q A flops I'm outta there no more lost.

This is weak play though.... what do you think??

[MikeL]

I need some more information:

1) What position are you?
2) What position is villian?
3) How much was your raise in BB?
4) What style of play comes from villian?

Thanks,
Mike L.

[swolfe]

JJ is a trap hand. it's only very rarely good as a single pair.