-too much people after u
-people who call your raise or reraise will have a better hand.
There are only 3 (arguably 4 if it turns into a multi-way pot with like 7 or 8 people
) hands that dominate you pre-flop, so odds are you get called by a worse hand or take the pot without showdown.
-out of position;you will have to talk early on the flop
-If you raise and get called the chance for higher cards than a J is too big to wasted money on J J early position.
I think these are reasons to go all-in rather than reasons for folding. The only thing you've really got to worry about is running into a bigger PP. Here's a chart that might help you feel better about this risk:
Let's look at a couple examples where you might be better off than you imagine...
Scenario 1
You go all-in with JJ, villain calls with AKs (not what you wanted to see) and has a ~31% chance of hitting an A, a K, or both on the flop and even if (s)he misses the flop, there's still 2 cards to come (damn river!). There are more outs for flushes, straights, etc as well.
That might sound discouraging, but realistically you're ahead! JJ 53.9% AKs 46.1% :deal:
Scenario 2
You shove with JJ in EP, get called by AKs, TT, and AQo
You've got TT dominated, but surely AKs/AQo have you beat, right? Again, you're better off than you think... JJ 35% AKs 31.4% TT 17.2% AQo 16.4%
I don't think JJ is really as hard to play as people say, so long as proper BRM is in place and you're not on the bubble. At the end of the day it's really just the variance you have to worry about :joyman:
All that said, depending on table dynamics (stack sizes, player tendencies, etc) there could be better ways to play this hand than shoving. There's so much variance in MTT that avoiding coinflips can be beneficial, but only to a point. Hope it helps, I often raise more questions than I answer :stupid: