How do you play pocket JJ under the gun ?

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Depends on the circumstances of course but in your average situation, min-click open... :wink:
 
I think there is only a raise to play correctly, the position does not allow other moves.
 
Just a thought but you may want to consider playing it as part of a hand range instead of a specific hand, with a focus on a combination of position, BB stack,table image and table dynamics. Otherwise you can simply play it according to your position "under the gun".
 
JJ utg

hello. I think JJ is one of the worst hands to play UTG, I open tribet and wait to see the flop. If any player goes allin pre flop I don't pay.
 
I will open raise normally and control the pot if I don't have the advantage over the opponent's range at postflop.
 
Raise between 2 and 3 BBs preflop. Watch how other players will respond to your raise. If no one is too aggressive, chances are everyone is looking to see the flop. So you have Aces with other medium or even high cards. KQ - JT and maybe lower pairs than you. Remember, a small pair can become a three-handed hand and knock you out too. If you don't see a higher card on the flop, raise aggressively and watch. If someone is aggressive, defend your stack.
 
DansAces said:
How do you play JJ under the gun ?
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For me, pocket JJs are the most awkward hand to play from early and middle positions! It seems to me that many people overestimate her strength and very often lose big pots with her! I think that if you have a super short stack, then you should play it through all-in, and in all other situations just through a raise, but if your raise gets a push, then you need to act according to the situation and the type of opponent, but most likely you need will pass! Good luck at the tables!
 
JJ is either 3bet
either this call doesn't count JJ is very endowed with a pocket I'll go Alyn only if I'm low on chips
 
Pair of jacks, no matter the position, you have to play them very carefully
 
I treat it like a small pair (Hockey Sticks, e.g) because is what JJ is... A small pair.

Open raise, and depending against who I´m playing and my Stack size i can 3-bet light (But notice even 72off can make me 3-bet lights).

JJ is as powerful as 99 and TT, however many players play it like AA and KK.
 
In the same way as QQ, TT, 99, AK or AQ. Aggressive play but being cautious.
 
Like to play them strong unless someone is going to get out of line. Position sucks and you can't commit to the hand.
 
just call (limp) and see what's happening , try to see a flop , then re-decision 🙂
 
I always play very aggressively with such a hand. I think that aggressive play gives more chances to succeed, but of course there are different situations and there is no single scenario.
 
JJ is a difficult hand. Needs raise 3 to all in.Fear is obligatory up to the river.
 
You don't have a lot of possibilities of how to play JJ in ugt. I used to play with a 3.5 bb and validate ranges if i have reraise. Based on experience this is the only effective way to have a positive outcome. In deep stack or near the bubble sometimes you have to fold this hand in this position.
 
i will raise of course......but not too much.......if i raise too much all player will fold....but if someone raise i could go all in
 
DansAces said:
How do you play JJ under the gun ?
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Just under a quarter of the remaining cards in the deck have a rank higher than your pair... So there's a 12% chance you're beat pre-flop, and if all players dealt a card higher than a jack see the flop you're beat 32% of the time on top.

Alex.
 
It depends on the tournament, if it's a microlimit or a freeroll, then you can just go all in and win or lose if the opponent gets something. And if this is an expensive tournament, then it is clear that no one will call such a pot with low pairs, so raise-call if the opponents themselves bet
 
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