Stars $20 9PP SNG...JJ first hand...line okay or too weak

ssnyc · #1 06-12-2007, 04:18 PM

first hand of the SNG and I find JJ in late MP...after the UTG limp and 4X raise I deceided to flat call with position and play poker after the flop...It was so early I didnt want to commit to a big reraise only to face an allin in with just JJ...sound thinking? If the flop had been low I would have taken the lead if possible but with the A and 4 players I wanted to pick a better spot...

PokerStars Game #10400980653: Tournament #52695727, $20+$2 Hold'em No
Limit - Level I (10/20) - 2007/06/12 - 15:04:21 (ET)
Table '52695727 1' 9-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 2: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 3: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 4: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 5: villan (1500 in chips)
Seat 6: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 7: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 8: --- (1500 in chips)
Seat 9: hero (1500 in chips)
---: posts small blind 10
---: posts big blind 20
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to hero [Js Jh]
UTG: calls 20
UTG+1: raises 70 to 90
2 folds
---: calls 90
hero: calls 90
3 folds
UTG: calls 70

POT $390
*** FLOP *** [5h 2d Ac]
UTG: checks
Villan: bets 140
---: folds
hero: folds
UTG: folds
Villan collected 390 from pot

cardworm · #2 06-12-2007, 04:23 PM

Looks good.

Ocean613 · #3 06-12-2007, 04:24 PM

I would play it the same

lemmoh · #4 06-12-2007, 05:02 PM

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Hudson · #5 06-12-2007, 05:06 PM

No problem with the call PF. Easy fold to the A. Well played.

simonpoker · #6 06-12-2007, 05:08 PM

fine, most would play it like this.

AMT · #7 06-12-2007, 05:49 PM

nice hand.

ssnyc · #8 06-12-2007, 08:23 PM

thanks for the positive comments all...i guess it's pretty standard but not too long ago I was playing this to aggressive and losing too often for no real advantage...getting confidence in playing after stages of STTs and MTTs allows me to choose better lines like this one...the best footnote of all is that I ended up winning the round!!