First post - advice on hand (JJ vs. 99)
Join Date: Jul 2016
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Low Stakes MTT
Blinds are at $1500/$3000
My stack: $40,000
My Position: Middle
My Hand: JJ
Opponent is UTG.
Pre-flop: Opponent bets about 2.5 BB. Everyone between him and me folds. I consider making a 3-bet here, but since my opponent is playing from UTG and this usually indicates a very strong hand and since JJ's are an iffy hand, I decide just to call. Everyone else folds except for the CO, who also calls.
Flop is: Qc 8c 10d
UTG checks; I check as well, and the CO checks.
Turn card is the 9h, improving my hand to a straight.
UTG checks again; I fire $10,000 into about a $20,000 pot. (my memory is a little hazy on this.) CO folds, UTG calls.
The river card is the 9s.
My opponent shoves all-in. I thank about it for a few seconds, and since I have only about 10bb at this point in the tournament and I think my opponent has an over pair, I call.
My opponent show's quad 99's and knocks me out of the tournament.
Any advice on how I could have played this hand better? Would you have 3-bet in my position?
Thanks.
Kevin
Last edited by TheNextStu; 07-24-2016 at 03:40 PM.
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12bb and you have the 4th best hand in holdem' GII.
Shove turn now.
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As others already said, this is an easy shove pre.
