JJ is a good pair or not?

[Baldy86]

of course it is a good / strong starting hand

you just should not overplay it and shouldnt quite treat it the same way as QQ+

against AQ and even KQ you are only a small favorite preflop . while with QQ you are significantly ahead against AQ KQ preflop

i personally raise preflop with JJ and flat call a reraise and look where i am at post flop and if a Q or higher is on the board i will slow down action . i will only reraise with JJ if i have significantly more chips than my opponent(s) especially in tournaments (where i will also go all in more willingly with it than in cash games)

but to be honest me personally i play QQ also with caution and dont go TOO crazy with it especially in cash games

 

[finaltable1]

any pair is good if it's a set

 

[pescaofish]

when I am in short stack is a nice hand to play, even for All in, but at early or middle Touenament you need to see how the flop and turn develops!

 

[zorro222_zorro222]

I think JJ can be a monster hand in certain spots and an easy fold in others, it depends on the situation.

 

[ga25x]

It's a good pair. Only requires skill/experience to play it.

 

[kitchy65]

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Exactly as I've said...I fold this hand more often than benefit from having it.

It plays terrible post flop.

There's a raise, a re-raise and you call.....flop comes AK2 and both your opponents are betting big. What are you doing, folding, calling or re-raising?

It's no good you questioning my experience of the hand. I was always proven right to have mucked it by the showdown !

 

[kitchy65]

It's a good pair. Only requires skill/experience to play it.

No different to any other pair regardless of your exp or skill level.

Example: UTG+1 bets out, you're on the button and 3 -bet...both blinds and the raiser call you...flop comes A,K,7...??? win from there!

 

[PatriceM915]

Yes because if I hit JJ it's a good hand

 

[christovam]

For me, I see that it doesn't matter what pair you have. When the flop hits, we can have disappointment with JJ or AA. But I understand you. We tend to remember more the times we lose with such hands. I also lost a few times with JJ, and on the river.

 

[eberetta1]

JJ and AA are both the type of hands that you can lose a bundle or win a bundle.

 

[Ruslan L]

For me, this is a good pocket pair, a strong enough pair to play aggressively. I usually get lucky with this hand.

 

[Svetluj]

good hand for playing, never fold first

 

[zipocool]

JJ is one of the premium hands and it is important for us to play with it in plus, depending on the situation, well, or not lose a lot if we are behind, preflop of course, it should be mainly played through a raise

 

[partz]

Jack's are unpredictable, same ways like other cards in poker

 

[altaza]

I think you should consider your position as well

 

[Kinalha]

I think this hand, like TT is one of my weak points, many many times i overplay this hands, and spew my game

 

[ramdon p358]

I will only say that there are more times that I have lost than those that I have won with JJ

 

[a1232]

Stack size and tourny / cash etc is hugely important here. When down to anything less than 25 BBs in a tourny for example, this could be an easy all in push depending on table

 

[alison]

For me JJ is a good pair but to face hands like KK, AA, QQ and even KA, KQ, AQ complicates a lot.

 

[reeseflamees]

Yes is a very good pair depends the situation, it could be an all in when no chips, or to eliminate players too, but is definitly played when steal blinds

 

[Luvepoker]

JJ is a premium hand but its also a vunerable hand. Like any hand on the flop we need to play smartly but we also must know over 50% of the time there will be at least 1 over card. When it comes to jacks its about good post flop play.

 

[Berandir]

It depends a lot on the position at the table, your stack and the time of the tournament in my opinion, as well as against your opponents, if you have reading them. But overall I believe I'm a strong hand.

 

[PokerEdge]

I think a lot of people would be happy, as I would be, if I had a pocket JJ for every hand. Of course, sooner or later my game would be quite predictable.

 

[Shooter74]

i hate JJ....i always lose with this hand...

 

[Recreationalplayer]

JJ and TT are always tricky to play post flop.

They are 3-bet at some frequency against late position RFI. However, their equity realization is very poor as mostly we will mostly see overcards on the flop.