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Pair Of Jacks In Early Position
kinboshi:
You want to play it cheap, and keep the pot small as you"re out of position.
If you"re relying on your hand improving on the flop, you"re more than often going to be disappointed. You"re only going to hit a set 1 in 9 times. Although when you do, you can kick-start your whole tournament with it.
Just under 60% of the time, an overcard will drop, and 14% of the time you"ll see more than one overcard on the flop. I"d be prepared to win a little, or lose a little - unless of course I hit the set.
To extend the question slightly, how do you play in exactly the same circumstances with th td, 9h 9d or even ah qh?
Phil_Crozier:
With jh jd i would raise around 4 times the big blind because your still only 3 levels in and 4 times the big blind gets a little more respect than 3 times the big blind from players who like to see alot of flops to try and kick start their chip count early in a tournament.
Ideally i"d want to take down the blinds or get 1-2 callers anymore that that and your probably screwed unless a jack flops.
With th td, 9d 9h and ah qh i"d limp being prepared to call 1 raise or see a cheap flop.
APAT:
From time to time I might be tempted to try something a bit different here.
What about going for the "suspicious" 2 x under raise. This will save you committing too much to the pot with an average holding from a precarious position.
If the action is re-popped from a later position you can take a decison to get out (most likely) or push the rest of your stack in and pick up a worthwhile pot without going to showdown.
Phil_Crozier:
Or just throw them away, jacks are my nemesis
RioRodent:
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