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Posted: Sat, 30 Dec 2006, 8:39pm Post subject: JJ early on in small stake games |
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One Pair
Joined: 18 Dec 2006
Posts: 20
WPP: 234
Location: na
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Being a little nub, i'm focusing on £1.20 (stop laughing) SnGs atm. I have reacenty started consistenly winning (or coming second, and HU its pretty much a crapshoot if the blinds are big enough and your both agressive, right?) and am waiting to build my BR to move up.
In the evenings to mix it up a little, I play in the £1.15 mulit tables on Will Hill after midnight. 70-120 players normaly sign up for them. I know the stake means your going to see alot of random stuff going on but there is one hand i have a problem with.
JJ early on when the blinds are tiny.
4x BB raise gets called by everyone at the table, and any A Q or K can hit easily. Logic tells me that either i need to bet alot more to keep the single high cards out, or limp cheap and hope to see my jack or no overcards.
How should i play this hand when no one has raised so far from middle position? |
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Posted: Sat, 30 Dec 2006, 8:49pm Post subject: |
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Straight
Joined: 15 Dec 2006
Posts: 181
WPP: 95
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| Early, Im trying to hit a set or overpair. At those blind levels it isnt really profitable to throw out a huge bet and everyoen folds. In MP if its folded to me ill throw out a 3xbb raise to get the crap out. If its raised ill just call and hope to hit a set/overpair. |
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Posted: Sun, 31 Dec 2006, 2:53pm Post subject: |
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Straight Flush
Joined: 18 Aug 2004
Posts: 6169
WPP: 65
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| playing for set early is fine, especially if people are stacking off with TP. |
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Posted: Tue, 02 Jan 2007, 7:35am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 01 Nov 2005
Posts: 2547
WPP: 121
Location: motorboating
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| Playing for set value is fine, but I would tend to open raise with JJ. Depending upon the players, I am usually calling after limpers early in a tourney. |
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Posted: Wed, 17 Jan 2007, 3:25am Post subject: |
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Two Pair
Joined: 26 Oct 2006
Posts: 44
WPP: 190
Location: Worthing
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Here, it is a good idea to just flat-call it. While it's a good hand pre-flop, you either have to bet 3x big blind, with a lot of callers. Or, you have to bet 5x or 6x, to get everyone to fold, which isn't guaranteed.
Only raise woth AA,KK,QQ and A-K, and flat call A-Q suited, J-J, and A-J.
Don't be afraid to let go of the flat-calling hands if the action gets large, if it is early in the tournament, you can wait around for the blinds to get larger. |
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Posted: Wed, 17 Jan 2007, 3:35am Post subject: |
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4-of-a-Kind
Joined: 01 Sep 2005
Posts: 2180
WPP: 80
Location: donkaments weeeeeeeeeeee
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| Consider (open)pushing preflop. |
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