How to play JJ?

[rAkshAs]

If you see low players versus your JJ raise 3 or 4 BB near button)
I think this is better way to play them)
But in another situation choose oponents)

 

[Dailon Arroyo Blandon]

When I have a pair like JJ, the size of my bet will always depend on my position and how many villains have entered the spot ,,,, if I am the first to make a 3-bet ... and if I am in late positions and not there's re-raise before my turn ... I'll do a re-raise for 3

 

[dimon4ik89]

On JJ, in all positions I raise, at least 3 BB or more.

On JJ, in all positions I raise, at least 3 BB or more. If someone makes a re-raise, then I start to think. I look at the statistics of the player, I remember how he played during the whole tournament, I look in what position he is, and only after that I make a decision, call re-raise or better pass. In general, I do not really like JJ and QQ, I consider these The pairs are very similar to each other and I play them the same way.

 

[darpblog]

If opening will commit your stack is better to just go all-in pre, no need to give your opponent more information. With stacks that low your chips should be going all-in preflop anyway.

 

[Andrew Popov]

A pair of jacks are deceptive, they seem to be a strong hand (these are pictures), but it's only the fourth pair. They always lose to aces, kings and ladies. And poorly collect tribute from small pairs - because the one who has only a "pair of sixes" is unlikely to overpay for them.

 

[ass707]

JJ very good pair for a short stack and by late position

 

[gocho2009]

watch the table ... there you will decide how you could play JJ

 

[_420_420_]

limp-shove from early position...
3 bet from late position.
Near a bubble it is a harder play.
Always aggressive though

 

[elizeuof]

JJ is a great hand, when theres no raise before me I will raise in according of the number of limpers, if anyone reraise I will raise allin or just call, depends of the villains image.

I prefer fold in preflop to multway allin or open shove, I call when I am short or have notes about the villains action.


Some players will hold their ace high until the river, in this situations I has 2 options, play normally or raise allin in flop or turn, trying earn the maximum of chips, sometimes one ace or king can appears.


Against loose aggressive I will try to extract so many chips I can. Against tight players I will play more aggressive, with careful to any reraise or shove.

 

[vpashuta]

I too have trouble JJ. I've found that plcaying them like any other mid pair works best for me. I raise them and hope to hit a set.

 

[Anis Zed]

For me Jesse James should be played according to your Position on the table, so if you are in early positions Just Flat call raises and if the pot is not raised yet so it's up to you to make a 3 or 4BB raise, If you are in a CO or BTN just reraise or call depending on players in front of you. Short stack I will shove this hand from whatever position

 

[pokerpick311]

Play a couple of jacks, you can play them in different ways depending on the position in which you receive them, I mostly open 2 bb if it's about a tournament that just started, and I take caution because many pay for low blinds, if the flop brings the strong bet, on the other hand, if I am about to enter itm in the middle fold position, and good is depending on which stage of the tournament and against which players I am facing.​

 

[gabpoker]

I have been working on looking at how to play your range in a spot rather than a specific hand. Then if JJ is int he raising range then play it the same as the other hands in your raising range.

 

[Insomnia6590]

In the early position, I play slowly
but if somebady re-raise all in preflop I'm ready to pay

 

[Edvin55555]

I usually 3bet jacks or just raise.

 

[frankthebunny]

Oh the humanity. All in preflop didn't work.

 

[lexaplis]

I strongly will not be able to raise by 2-3 bb, depending on the position and stage of the tournament, but I'm ready to pay and more to wipe the flop

 

[Lupu Anatolie]

I like to play small cards especially because there are not many aggressive players at the table in pairs and if they are big I do not rely

 

[Jeremy Laninger]

I always like having jacks. If Im in an early position I will usually push with the jacks. Later positions I will 5 bet it. If someone calls the 5 bet you can assume they have a strong hand as well. (Typically).

 

[sanekhorror]

I always play this hand, but not always it turns out to be a winning hand, a lot depends on the position, on the rates that you bet. I play aggressively with JJ.

 

[louaylouay]

The same guy called me earlier when I was playing A/K very aggressively. Flop is A/10/6. Turn is a 2 and I bet hard again. River is a 10 and we both check. He turns over a 7/10o

With him checking the rivered 3 of a kind, calling preflop (assuming you raised), calling the flop, that all screams loose passive.

Get your money in ahead of these guys. You will be sucked out on more often than with other types of players, but poker is a long-run game. Now I'm not sure your stack size, whether it was a tournament, how deep in the tournament, etc., but in general I would not be opposed to shoving the flop against him. You're ahead of ANYTHING scary in his range besides TT, AA, AT, A6. T6, and 66. If hes calling to that flop with any 2 cards, that is like 3% of his range. We like to get our money in as a 97% favorite. If he had one of those hands, that means you just ran into him at the wrong time at that point, nothing you can do about it. I'd bet, in that situation, a thousand bucks every time if I could. Who cares if I lose 3 or 4 or 5 times? Even if they are back to back to back. In the long run you're ahead of him, if my assumptions about his play are correct.

Of course, there's no way to know if that's correct because I don't have stats on him.

 

[3betfish]

In the early position, I play slowly
but if somebady re-raise all in preflop I'm ready to pay

Can you please explain why you wouldn't raise then if you're willing to call off your stack?

 

[bekel285]

Happily open raise or 3 bet JJ. If I have less than 15bb I'm shoving.

 

[theRaven68]

The same guy called me earlier when I was playing A/K very aggressively. Flop is A/10/6. Turn is a 2 and I bet hard again. River is a 10 and we both check. He turns over a 7/10o

Same thing happened to me last week at 888 when my AK was beaten by T7

 

[Badbunny]

Depending on my position I would play or not if such bets have been placed above and and I have JJ as I retire I think even with these letters always bring disaster I tell you by experiencia.Un greeting and good luck at the tables.