thanks, will get hold of a copy of "Theorum of Poker". Someone also said "little Green Book" is a good place to start so will try and get hold of that too.
Lost half my stack wed night on a hand that i think i played ok but not sure i could have done anything different. Would appreciate any comments (which i will take on board this time!)
Its a six handed cash game, 2/5NL, min buy in $50 max buy in $300
Starting stacks:
Dealer: $250
SB: $180
BB (me): $400
UTG: $200
EP: $ 300
MP: $ 90
I am in BB and pick up Js 4d
UTG Calls
SB Calls
I check.
Flop comes Jh Jc 4d
UTG checks
SB raises to $20
I call (slow playing here thinking its the best move)
UTG raises to $80
I call again, same thinking as before
SB folds.
Turn card 7c
UTG raises to $50
I come over the top all in
UTG calls and turns over Jd Kd
River card Kh
I lost half my stack from slow playing, but i really thought it was the right way to go here. Having said that, UTG is a pretty conservative player, so I had to put him on J after his raise on the turn, and the fact he came into the hand in the first place, that would have meant J10, JQ, JK or JA. All
hands that could have beaten me if it came on the river.
i slow played here because i thought it was a miracle flop and i thought betting at it would move anyone other than someone with a J off the hand.
Was there another way of playing it and still getting max value from it?