BB with second pair

[Bill Haywood]

Villain is 36/9/.95

Jam or call down?

Or, jam and fold to resistance?

What would be your standard, default line against an unknown in this common situation?

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Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
UTG calls, 2 folds, Button calls, Hero calls, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises</font>, UTG calls, Button calls, Hero calls.

Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (7SB, 4 players)
Hero checks, <font color="#cc0000">BB bets</font>, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, BB calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (5.5BB, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">Hero bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

River: 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (9.5BB, 2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

Results:
Final pot: 9.5BB

[PokerSparky]

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Jam or call down?


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This is far closer to a fold than a Jam IMO.

[Fours]

Hands that are raising from the BB preflop, bet calling the flop and then raising the turn have us beat. Why would we jam?

[Disconnected]

Preflop is a marginal call, and if you're not sure about how to play middle pair against the field here, probably points to a fold. When the BB raises 3 players and two broadways hit, I don't think you should be thinking about jamming. I don't get the flop raise, and after he raises us on the turn, I think you should dump it. In a steal or HU situation, I don't mind making a play on some flops with second pair, but not here.

As played, after the other two guys folded to villain's bet, I think calling the flop is OK, seeing what develops on later streets, but I wouldn't be jamming it any event.