$5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

The way this hand went, I felt like I was playing for set value all along. Is this the best way to play JJ early?

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1160)
UTG+1 (t1255)
Hero (t1265)
MP2 (t1675)
MP3 (t830)
CO (t2010)
Button (t1815)
SB (t1650)
BB (t1840)

Preflop: Hero is in MP1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, Hero calls t30, <font color="gray">MP2 folds</font>, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, CO calls t30, <font color="red">Button raises to t60</font>, SB calls t45, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, Hero calls t30, CO calls t30

Flop: (t270) A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, Hero checks, CO checks, <font color="red">Button bets t50</font>, <font color="red">SB raises to t100</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

I don't mind playing it this way but mostly i open for a raise here and cbet the flop oop and shut down if called, this early at least.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

I would always open raise JJ in this spot.

You will not always have overcards on the flop and and you have reversed implied odds if you allow smaller pp's to limp behind and the flop comes undercards and u stack off to a set.

As played you have 3rd pair and donk-bet/donk-raise i think its a fold.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

How much of a raise?

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

I would make it 120

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

I'd make a standard raise pre. C/f flop.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

i could even fold it pre. pfr obv doesnt help at this lvl.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

when I'm first in, I go 4x...if someone has limped in front of me, I just limp along. Obviously this is not the flop you are looking for.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

[ QUOTE ]
i could even fold it pre. pfr obv doesnt help at this lvl.

[/ QUOTE ]ok, this is SUPER-nitty.
I openraise to 90, raise to 120 after a limper, and call a 90 or 120 raise.
Fold flop, no need to get fancy.

Re: $5+0.50 Fumbling around with JJ
 

you can raise preflop but this was totally fine.