Re: Player Discussion
Hi Mason,
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My answer was that if someone was all-in, the jacks would be better, but if they each had chips left, which was the case here, the ace-queen suited was better.
Well, no one understood what I was talking about. No wonder the games are good.
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Uh, slow down on the condescension, Boss--you're almost certainly wrong. In limit, your answer is correct. In NL, the Jacks are definitely better in deep stacked situations, and probably in all situations where both players have substantial chips left.
Yours is a limit player's mistake: you are overvaluing the top pair-type hands that AQs can make; AQs will rarely be able to win a big pot, or stand up to much heat post-flop, while JJ will often be able to. I'll let others elaborate, but just realize that the set-flopping potential of JJ, and the frequency with which it'll be an overpair on the flop makes it much stronger than the top pair or combo draw AQs will sometimes flop.
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