JJ Preflop = Im a moron

[ph_il]

JJ Preflop = Im a MORAN

Augh. I know Im being result oriented but this just hurts and I have no one to blame but myself. I'll provide a rundown of my oh-so-awesome thought process:

full tilt poker Game #5760158382: $2 + $0.25 Tournament (43746258), Table 10 - 10/20 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:11:23 ET - 2008/03/24
Seat 1: mrrust (1,560)
Seat 2: Philthy (1,470)
Seat 3: mcanally516 (1,760)
Seat 4: agonada (1,580)
Seat 5: ryder_666 (2,970)
Seat 6: LITTLENICKie (1,360)
Seat 8: shadow630 (1,300)
Seat 9: tuttie_rudy (1,500)
ryder_666 posts the small blind of 10
LITTLENICKie posts the big blind of 20
The button is in seat #4
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Philthy [Jd Jc]
shadow630 calls 20
tuttie_rudy folds
Tacogrande sits down
Tacogrande adds 2,040
mrrust calls 20
Philthy calls 20
[I limp in here because its still the early rounds of the tournament. Im looking to flop a set or Im done if over-cards show up. Usually, Im raising but I like to mix in a limp every now and then.]
mcanally516 folds
agonada folds
ryder_666 calls 10
LITTLENICKie raises to 40
[WTF is this?]
shadow630 calls 20
mrrust calls 20
Philthy raises to 220
[OK, too many in this pot. Im gonna try and buy or at least isolate.]
ryder_666 calls 200
LITTLENICKie raises to 1,360, and is all in
[Whoops. Im sure Im beat here.]
shadow630 folds
mrrust folds
Philthy [confidently] folds
ryder_666 has 15 seconds left to act
ryder_666 calls 1,140
LITTLENICKie shows [Kd Kh]
ryder_666 shows [Ah 3h]
*** FLOP *** [6h Js Ac] -OMG
*** TURN *** [6h Js Ac] [Jh] -OMG!
*** RIVER *** [6h Js Ac Jh] [Kc] -OMFG!!!
LITTLENICKie shows a full house, Kings full of Jacks
ryder_666 shows two pair, Aces and Jacks
LITTLENICKie wins the pot (3,020) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3,020 | Rake 0
Board: [6h Js Ac Jh Kc]
Seat 1: mrrust folded before the Flop
Seat 2: Philthy folded before the Flop
Seat 3: mcanally516 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: agonada (button) didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: ryder_666 (small blind) showed [Ah 3h] and lost with two pair, Aces and Jacks
Seat 6: LITTLENICKie (big blind) showed [Kd Kh] and won (3,020) with a full house, Kings full of Jacks
Seat 8: shadow630 folded before the Flop
Seat 9: tuttie_rudy didn't bet (folded)

Augh, I feel like such a moron. Seriously. I think I made a good fold PF after my opponent pushed. Im sure of that. But my stupid reraise PF is whats bothering me. My opponent was trying to be fancy with a big hand and I had a chance to bust him for his stupidity.

 

[benevg]

you are being results oriented. good fold.

that said, as to the initial re-raise, maybe if you have come up with a strategy, you should stick to it. if you are playing for a set as you said, then the more people in, the merrier actually. and there isn't much of a difference between 20 and 40 chips.... right?

 

[Stick66]

Yes, results-oriented.

The PF EP limp with JJ was bad. That's a move best played shorthanded, if at all.

The re-raise is iffy but acceptable, IMO. With it being early and with limited reads, you don't know it it will work. But still possibly worth a shot for the reason you said.

The fold was the right play, of course.

If the 4th Jack wouldn't have hit, this whole thing probably wouldn't be an issue for you. It's easy to say "I shouldn't have reraised", but it wasn't a bad move. It was just the wrong move in the end. IMO, "bad" and "wrong" are different. You're only a "moron" if you make "bad" plays and this wasn't.