$2NL 6-Max, tough decision with JJ

[Wooden Ta Sheng]

Not too much of a read on villain other than he's been involved in alot of hands, nothing much to report.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Hero ($10.20)
Button ($2.64)
SB ($2.94)
BB ($13.47)
UTG ($1)

Preflop: Hero is MP with J/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.08</font>, Hero calls $0.08, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $0.07, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: ($0.26) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.1</font>, Hero calls $0.10, SB folds.

Turn: ($0.46) 2/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.28</font>, Hero calls $0.28.

River: ($1.02) Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $0.54 (All-In)</font>, Hero calls $0.54.

Thoughts.

[Nick C]

For 50 BBs, I would take this to showdown too. The river bet is kind of discouraging, because what does Villain think he's getting called by? But maybe he figures he'll try to rep the queen if he doesn't have one, and maybe he feels committed at this point.

A preflop 3-bet is an option, by the way.

Edit: I should say, though, that if 0.01/0.02 preflop raising standards are tilted toward PPs, then the calldown is harder to justify, since TT is basically the only one of those that you beat.

Also, I responded with the idea that Villain was a short-stack in mind, but I'm not sure at what point people start acting like short-stacks at this limit. I did adjust upwards slightly, though, based on the stacks I'm seeing at the table here. (That is, I don't think I would really play for a 50 BB stack at NL25 or NL50 in this spot; I would play for more like a 30 BB stack if I had just cold-called preflop.)

[sh58]

reraise PF