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Message: [QUOTE="Bombjack, post: 418623, member: 11914"] Another one of those "good move in a cash game but not so great in a tourney" situations! You're slightly ahead of any 2 overcards but not by much, and that slight advantage is diminished by the chance he might actually have a bigger pair. You could call a raise with JJ and bet big if there aren't overcards on the flop, or you could go all-in pre-flop if you have your opponent covered AND you're not likely to get any other callers who have you covered. Against 2 callers you're probably not going to win the hand, and you don't want that to mean you're out of the tourney. Some people just play JJ as they would 66 or 77, i.e. come in as cheap as possible and hope for trips, so fold to a big raise. [/QUOTE]