Re: This hand illustrates why I\'m terrible at LHE
Here's the deal. You are either way ahead here or way behind a whole lot. It is quite possible that one of the villains has a pp like TT or 99 or something. The other one could have AK or AQ. Actually, one could have AQ and the other could have AK. You aren't going to know where you are in the hand unless you bet/call (be careful if it's three bet back to you ) on the flop and then lead the turn and see what happens. It would be unusual for someone with AK or TT to keep the aggression on as you hit the bigger streets. You're ahead here plenty and your bets are generally for value. By continually betting, you are telling the other players that you are not backing down so unless they are sitting on (almost exactly) AA, KK or QQ they will not keep popping you. This is especially so if your read on them as not quite total maniacs is correct.
So, I'd bet/call the flop and then perhaps bet/fold the turn. It is possible that calling the turn may be ok if you're getting somewhere around 15 or 16-1 at this point. You are a 22:1 shot roughly to spike a jack.
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