Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

Less than 100 hands in NL and am trying to get my head around bet sizing, please give your feed-back.

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MP3 ($4.73)
CO ($2.99)
Button ($2.18)
SB ($3.75)
<font color="#C00000">BB ($1.96)</font>
UTG ($2.41)
<font color="#C00000">Hero ($1.17)</font>
MP1 ($4.84)
MP2 ($6.71)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $0.04</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.1</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $0.16</font>, UTG calls $0.12, Hero calls $0.06.

I was planning on raising 4xBB+1/limper but because UTG raised by 1xBB, I reraised by 2.5xBB but would the standard be 3x ?

Flop: ($0.49) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $0.06</font>, UTG calls $0.06, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.44</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $1.8</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.57 (All-In).

I raised to roughly 3/4x pot with a top set. Should this be more? all-in?

Turn: ($2.57) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: ($2.57) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $2.57

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

Seems fine to me. You are going to get callers at 2NL so get your chips in.

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

Pre-flop, when you have a strong hand and there is a raise ahead of you, if the initial raiser had a decent stack then the rule of thumb is to reraise 3x his initial raise.

The idea is to isolate the initial raiser and play the pot heads up after the flop with you in position.

After the flop your play was fine.

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

cont.

If there are limpers in front of you rather than a raiser, then the rule of thumb is to raise 3xBB+1/limper. The idea here is to punish weak players for limping and trap their dead money in the pot.

Sweet, delicious dead money...

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

Pre-preflop: Reload

Preflop: I'd make it about 0.14

Flop: I'd actually raise a little less because the flop is fairly dry.

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

Niediam, I've started with medium-short stack of 60BB, because this is what PNLHE vol 1 recommends for beginners. As I gain experience I will play with a deeper stack, sure don't want to become one of those scum of the earth, short-stackers!

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

What's wrong with short stackers? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

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What's wrong with short stackers? [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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1. They reduce your implied odds.
2. It is difficult to play post-flop poker against them.

Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

3. "BB raises to $1.8, UTG folds, Hero calls $0.57 (All-In).
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Re: Flopping a set of jacks in microNL
 

so what did you lose to ? runner runner flush ?