JJ first hand $ 6,60 6max - a classic ...

first hand, no reads, no stats

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (6 handed) Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
CO (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J, J.
UTG raises to t60, Hero calls t60, 3 folds, BB calls t40.

Flop: (t190) T, 3, 6 (3 players)
BB checks, UTG bets t100, Hero raises to t400, BB folds, UTG thinks like 10 seconds about it and then calls t300.

Turn: (t990) A (2 players)
UTG bets t1040 (All-In), Hero???

turbo fold, also 6 handed I think this is an auto re raise pre

Originally Posted by drmcboy

turbo fold, also 6 handed I think this is an auto re raise pre

+1, particularly with four players still to act I would definitely re-pop it preflop. Building a bigger pot would also allow you to push the flop without it being a massive overbet.

the rest:

Turn: (t990) (2 players)
UTG bets t1040 (All-In), Hero calls t1040 (All-In).

River: (t3070) (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: t2030

Results in white below:
UTG has Kd Js (one pair, tens).
Hero has Jh Jc (two pair, jacks and tens).
Outcome: Hero wins t3070.


as you can see I ended up calling this. on the flop of course I put him on A high, not on a flush draw because at this level a lot of players tend to insta call it with that kind of a draw. as soon as the A hit he pushed all in and all i was thinking was "nah", it felt like such an attempt to steal the pot. I mean the only thing which would make sense here if he tries to protect an A againt my flush draw, but thats what I tried with my raise on the flop.
strangly I would have almost certainly laid down my hand to a reasonable bet there. maybe a fishy call by me but I went with my gut.

he bet/called and you put him on ace high? that's almost worse than calling once the ace hits. Other hands you should be thinking about are TP, set, and then on the turn two pair.

pot size bets are pretty standard, why would it make a difference if he bet 600?

I mean the only thing which would make sense here if he tries to protect an A againt my flush draw, but thats what I tried with my raise on the flop.

No idea what this means.

Hands where there is zero poker learning and no questions belong in Tales of Poker.

Originally Posted by drmcboy

he bet/called and you put him on ace high? that's almost worse than calling once the ace hits. Other hands you should be thinking about are TP, set, and then on the turn two pair.

pot size bets are pretty standard, why would it make a difference if he bet 600?

I mean the only thing which would make sense here if he tries to protect an A againt my flush draw, but thats what I tried with my raise on the flop.

No idea what this means.

Hands where there is zero poker learning and no questions belong in Tales of Poker.

i'm posting this here to get oppinions on this hand and to find out how others would have played it. and there is always something to learn for me from your feedback. here especially that my thought process was completely wrong and i made a bad call which turned out good for me in this situation.