$11 First hand JJ
 

Second hand of tourney..no reads..standard?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (8 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO (t3000)
Button (t2990)
SB (t3010)
BB (t3000)
Hero (t3000)
UTG+1 (t3000)
MP1 (t3000)
MP2 (t3000)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t80</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP1 calls t80, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>.

Flop: (t190) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t110</font>, MP1 calls t110.

Turn: (t410) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 bets t140</font>, Hero calls t140.

River: (t690) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t450</font>, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: t690

Re: $11 First hand JJ
 

The cbet looks standard, even though I would make it around 120-130. Turn check is good, river is the right bet.

Re: $11 First hand JJ
 

i think that your bet (in relation to your previous bets) is too large considering the scary nature of the river card. the only hand that you can beat which i think will call you is KJ or maybe KT. in these ssmtt's, players often make those huge bets right when they make their straight/flush (and this card could make either). i think you need to make a smaller, more natural looking bet on the river so that 2 pair and TPTK hands still call.

Re: $11 First hand JJ
 

Pretty standard considering the lack of player information. A smaller bet around 175-225 would have likely been called. If he's a tight player and had a strong enough hand to call 450, he would also have a strong enough had to reraise, which would mean half your chips on whether or not he's holding AQc.

Re: $11 First hand JJ
 

looks good to me, maybe 120-130 on flop if you're nitpicking. can't see what hand the J helped on the river that would've called the flop so don't see it as a scare card.

what do you do if A/k/Q/ random club hits on river? i say check/call K check/fold A or club and evaluate betsize but probably fold queen.