| This is a discussion on Pocket Jacks within the online poker forums, in the Cash Games section; 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 ... |
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| 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? |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| re: Pocket Jacks poker Quote:
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. |
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