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Old 08-01-2006, 12:31 PM
Galwegian Galwegian is offline
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Default $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

The buy in is small ($5.50) i know but the BB has been playing reasonably so far and hasn't shown down any junk. Should I have folded my jacks here bearing in mind the small stack?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t150 (4 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

Hero (t2205)
Button (t6740)
SB (t1260)
BB (t3295)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
<font color="red">Hero raises to t450</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="red">BB raises to t3295 (All-in)</font>, Hero calls t1755 (All-in)

BB turns over Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]

Flop: (t5725) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)


Turn: (t5725) K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)


River: (t5725) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:40 PM
wiggs73 wiggs73 is offline
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

Call is fine, IMO. If you fold, you aren't much better off than the short stack anyway. Sometimes you finish 4th; that's poker.

Btw, the next time you post a hand, leave the results out. It will only skew people's opinion.
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:42 PM
skegvegaspoker skegvegaspoker is offline
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

Open push &gt;&gt;&gt; Raise/Fold &gt;&gt;&gt; Raise/Call

Would say his range is at least as tight as 66+, ATs+, AJo+ for repushing, which is a fold I would have thought.
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:49 PM
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

Do you really open push here with almost 15 BBs? I'm not sure but I'm also no expert.

I would call the reraise though because at this level I think his range is quite large &amp; there's a good chance you're ahead.
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Old 08-01-2006, 12:59 PM
DaN_05 DaN_05 is offline
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

I'm not folding this hand. And I don't wanna get in situations like this, I just open-push it.
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Old 08-01-2006, 01:26 PM
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

[censored] it, I'm going broke in this spot if I have to. Put them chips in there.

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Old 08-01-2006, 01:30 PM
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

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Should I have folded my jacks here bearing in mind the small stack?

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The only way you should have considered folding this hand is if you had a dead on read from past experience (which is virtually impossible) that villain is only shoving AK/QQ+ or just QQ+ in this spot. It's virtually impossible to get away from the 4th best starting hand in 4 way short-stacked tournament situations.
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Old 08-01-2006, 06:43 PM
Galwegian Galwegian is offline
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

Thanks for the comments everyone - i'm new to this forum.

In reply to DaN_05:
I don't understand why pushing is better here than 3XBB raise. If anyone wakes up with AA, KK, QQ (poss even AK) behind, my allin gets caled anyway. Anything weaker than that and I want the action - basically, a push is not going to make any hand stronger than mine fold.
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Old 08-01-2006, 06:45 PM
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Default Re: $5 pokerstars - should i fold JJ here?

I just go broke, too, especially at a $5.
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