JJ can get you in a lot of bother. They grab your attention, but can easily turn into trash.
Treat as a middle pair, be prepared to fold them on a wet flop, if they are re-raised big pre-flop be prepared to give them up, depending on the Villains style, your position, stack sizes etc.
It is a pocket like AQ, pretty to see, horrible to play.
Treat as a middle pair, be prepared to fold them on a wet flop, if they are re-raised big pre-flop be prepared to give them up, depending on the Villains style, your position, stack sizes etc.
It is a pocket like AQ, pretty to see, horrible to play.
I.M.O. 50/50
I've lost and won. But if u bet high before flop and hope everybody folds and then somebody calls u, then Id be sweating bullets. Ive seen pockets Aces get beat numerous times with low straits and 2 pairs. Matter of fact I was playing in a ACR free roll tournament while replying to this post. Guy sitting to my right went all in with pocket Jacks while I'm typing this. I had called with i think it was Q 9. He lost when I drew a Q on the street!
Oh and f.y.i. for the record Im fairly new at online Hold'em style poker. Im getting to where I will rarely go all in on any pocket pairs unless KK or AA. But wth do I know lol!
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I've lost and won. But if u bet high before flop and hope everybody folds and then somebody calls u, then Id be sweating bullets. Ive seen pockets Aces get beat numerous times with low straits and 2 pairs. Matter of fact I was playing in a ACR free roll tournament while replying to this post. Guy sitting to my right went all in with pocket Jacks while I'm typing this. I had called with i think it was Q 9. He lost when I drew a Q on the street!
Oh and f.y.i. for the record Im fairly new at online Hold'em style poker. Im getting to where I will rarely go all in on any pocket pairs unless KK or AA. But wth do I know lol!
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IADaveMark said:
Yeah it is a bit hand-wavey and subjective. I guess the hand barely matters how you classify it as long as you play that hand well.
I suppose the only time "premium" really matters is when you construct your hand ranges to include some percentage of "premium hands", "medium-strength made hands", "draws" (both 'good' and 'bad draws) and "bluffs." How good a hand must be to be considered "premium" (or even played for that matter) probably depends on various factors including the Villain(s) range(s). One way of looking at this is an extreme example where you are playing against a super-rock-nit who literally only plays AA. In this extreme example, I suppose even the mighty KK isn't "premium", even if KK will be against most all ranges including any two cards.