Erik moraes said:
If preflop the opponents range is AA, KK, QQ, AK then JJ doesn't look so good 🙂
If postflop the opponents range is 2 pair of better then again JJ doesn't look so good.
It always comes down to your opponent range, and when it is extremely 'nutted' then yes JJ is an easy fold.
the thing to avoid is folding JJ when your opponents range looks more like
AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, AK, AQ
Because against that range you're actually doing quite alright.
Know your opponent, use those pokertracker stats, and you should be just fine!
there are many factors that influence the decision making position in front of us after us the number of blinds the importance of the tournament the stage of the tournament. reputation of players at the table. Based on this, it is worth making a decision.
Like Akran75 said back at the top of this post it depends on a lot of factors. But all things being equal, I would be inclined to go into a hand with JJ preflop. The beauty of these cards is that if the others are sitting with a Ace , King or Queen and the flop brings another Jack and any of the other higher cards then they think they are in the driver's seat. They tend not to worry about the Jack because they are not thinking you have 2 more. BBBBOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM !!!
It all depends .. as others have said on the situation .. I also agree strongly with what Dude said when you play with people who will shove with anything those jacks aren't worth much compared to an A2 off lol ..... you can be rolled over by any crap hand with an ace king or a queen in it if it hits and they do frequently .. I don't like calling a lot but with these I may treat them just the same as any low pocket pair ...there is so much that is situational ... position .. early action .. player tendencies .... stack sizes etc. .... to make one play a go to here doesn't seem right to me ... and from my personal history with the hand .. it loses a lot .... I rarely play it aggressively anymore, with much action up front ..
I play tournaments with buy-in less than $15 and see many players who play allin preflop even with 22. So JJ preflope for those players should not folded never. As for me JJ is nice hand to call 3bet reraise preflop and see flop.
It really depends on the action and many other factors, such as, will you bust out if you lose, are you near the bubble or a ladder up.
But in most cases, JJ is considered a premium hand and it should always be treated as such, as it will only be dominated by other 3 pairs preflop. It is usually a Raise or Shove kind of hand. But it all depends on the situation.
Fun fact, I once got dealt JJ, flopped Quad J, slow played them as one should, and my opponent rivered his Quad K and knocked me out of the tournament near the money. Worst bad beat of my life, lol.
But in most cases, JJ is considered a premium hand and it should always be treated as such, as it will only be dominated by other 3 pairs preflop. It is usually a Raise or Shove kind of hand. But it all depends on the situation.
Fun fact, I once got dealt JJ, flopped Quad J, slow played them as one should, and my opponent rivered his Quad K and knocked me out of the tournament near the money. Worst bad beat of my life, lol.
You have to commend yourself for being able to fold this hand when there is a lot of action before you, especially in deep stacks. As I'm pretty sure majority of players find this hand too tempting to fold.
But JJ is not an invincible premium hand, it's actually considered to belong to the 2nd category of value hands. So it's not always meant to be a hand for all-in preflop.
But JJ is not an invincible premium hand, it's actually considered to belong to the 2nd category of value hands. So it's not always meant to be a hand for all-in preflop.
JJ such a hand on which calculation 50-50 if against me will make big rireyz the I'll throw it off .if there is an ACE on the table it will be difficult to win well I try to watch the flop and continue to draw conclusions well if only 10 BB and less then easy all in
