Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Phoenix Wright, post: 5975873, member: 419963"] JJ is tricky for sure; in fact, ask poker players what trouble hands they have. Chances are that JJ is high on most lists. It is a great hand preflop, but a higher pocket pair has us crushed and even one A,K or Q on the board always makes us slightly concerned. I think JJ gives many players trouble in great part because they can't fold when they should. Facing aggression with a Flop of say AK4 rainbow - I think we can usually only call maybe one bet - if that! Obviously better if we have position or some strong draw etc. but in cases like this, we must be willing to fold without getting attached to our hand. JJ is still a powerful hand though - don't forget that one overcard present doesn't mean the opponent has it. On a flop like Q22, I don't love my hand because of the obvious Queen making trips, but we still might hold the best hand. Especially if it goes check once or twice early on here. Similarly, if the board is QQ2, then I like our JJ because trip Queens is less likely as we see two of them on the board. Perhaps even better is if the other card is likely to connect the opponent if we beat it like QQT when we hold JJ. Board texture is just as important as the opponent, but JJ is still a great preflop hand if you are humble enough to muck it when the heat becomes too much. lol I see where you are coming from here, but I disagree with playing JJ this way. It is too strong of a hand to be attempting blind steals with. I'd prefer to make a blind steal with some potential to hit like A2s or 98s given that I get in cheap enough. These hands I can easily muck if I don't like what I see comes up. JJ is too good of a hand to attempt a blind steal with as your default. Yeah okay, we aren't usually too sure with JJ unless we hit a set (or flush/straight later on etc.) but we are still ahead most of the time. Define "premium" here :D I consider JJ a "premium" pair (in fact, many consider any pair of 99+ premium). However, by my definition of "premium" I mean more like top 5% (or so) of hands preflop. This is not to say that JJ should be played for All-in because who would call an All-in against your JJ? Probably AA or KK (surely premium hands) and maybe even QQ or AK etc. The way I approach this is that JJ is "premium" in the sense that it is usually ahead, but not a hand you want to get attached to if too many bets or raises go into the pot. +1 I think JJ and TT play similarly. QQ as well, but this is a little better for me because we dominate the likely AQ and lower Ax hands. This doesn't give us complete confidence because of AA, KK and maybe even AK by the opponent(s), but these are all great starting hands in my opinion - as long as you are willing to fold them and cut your losses when those times come. Probably ;) It is a tricky hand to play for sure though. Just don't over-value JJ and I think things will usually go well :cool: [/QUOTE]

Verification

Search

Reply to thread

About CardsChat

Our Community

Our Site

Follow us