Pocket Jacks

This seems to be a hand that often kills me. What is the best way to play this hand in tourneyment style? How is it best to play it in a money game?

Your question is too generic. The answer in general is that it depends. If you post something more specific, such as a hand history in the hand analysis thread, you'll get a better response.

In general you should be raising PF with this hand if you open the pot. Reraising and calling, etc will then be dependent on your specific situation and can't be sufficiently answered here.

Not only that, but your table position and position in the tournament relative to the blinds will have an effect on how you play it.

I think the best thing you can do is raise preflop or call a preflop raise with them, but never limp with them. Also very your raise depending on position. Make it a small raise, say 2 and a half to 3 times the blind from early position, and 3 and half to 4 times the blind from late. you don't want to let any limpers seeing a cheap flop.

But the most important thing is knowing when to bail on the hand. If the board has over’s then you need to be careful and don't get attached to the hand.

I feel you can play JJ's the same way in tournaments as you can in cash games.

raise preflop! (usually) shouldnt re-raise preflop! cry when the flop comes!

Jacks is a premium hand. Raise in any position preflop, fold to a raise if it costs you all your chips. Continuation bet regardless of the flop. If not raised, check the turn. If raised, strongly consider folding if there is an overcard on the flop.

As some previous posters pointed out, it all depends on reads etc. by no means is this a 100% guide to playing jacks. My two least favorite hands are AK and JJ. don't get tunnell vision with jacks, they'll cost you money that way.

3xBB preflop and fold to anything higher.

nothing is as black and white as you put it. You're ahead of hands like 10/10 that can raise higher than that in position. Hell, you're on hte + side of a coinflip against AK, AQ, and KQ. You're dominating AJ, KJ, and QJ (unless they hit their over, then you're crippled..) but jacks are better than giving up to any raise higher than 3xbb, and not to mention they'll win on their own without making trips enough to make the call worth it.