$.02BB 6-NLHE JJ Was Shove Right?
08-17-2009
, 11:26 AM
I had JJ in the SB against a BB that had some stats that I hadn't really seen yet. I am looking back at the hand and am thinking that I might have made a mistake given the opponent.
After the flop the BB would have had position but at least I would have had the chance to dump for a fairly inexpensive loss if the board didn't look right. The BB was also a fairly tight player and I hadn't seen him really re-raise with much less than a monster hand (large pairs and suited AK/AQ). He did limp or min-raise from late with nobody ahead of him going in with smaller hands but I had only seen a re-raise like he made in this hand with the BB holding something big.
Does having a lack of position after the flop justify a shove pre-flop with JJ even against a player who was playing like the BB had been?
BB was 16/16/∞
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button ($1.05)
Hero (SB) ($5.39)
BB ($6.10)
UTG ($3.82)
MP ($1.93)
CO ($1.18)
Preflop: Hero is SB with J
, J
UTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero bets $0.08, BB raises to $0.16, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.39 (All-In)
Total pot: $0.34
I do play scared on 99/TT/JJ/QQ and tend to try and shove them rather than play them out (playing these hands after the flop is something I really need improvement with). KK and AA I would gladly shove if I was expecting a call. 88 and below I will typically just reserve for set mining or playing aggressively with against someone with a large range on a board that I think is friendly to me in the situation.
I appreciate any input you can offer on this hand and on playing with 99/TT/JJ/QQ.
After the flop the BB would have had position but at least I would have had the chance to dump for a fairly inexpensive loss if the board didn't look right. The BB was also a fairly tight player and I hadn't seen him really re-raise with much less than a monster hand (large pairs and suited AK/AQ). He did limp or min-raise from late with nobody ahead of him going in with smaller hands but I had only seen a re-raise like he made in this hand with the BB holding something big.
Does having a lack of position after the flop justify a shove pre-flop with JJ even against a player who was playing like the BB had been?
BB was 16/16/∞
No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (6 handed) - Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com
Button ($1.05)
Hero (SB) ($5.39)
BB ($6.10)
UTG ($3.82)
MP ($1.93)
CO ($1.18)
Preflop: Hero is SB with J
, JUTG calls $0.02, 3 folds, Hero bets $0.08, BB raises to $0.16, 1 fold, Hero raises to $5.39 (All-In)
Total pot: $0.34
I do play scared on 99/TT/JJ/QQ and tend to try and shove them rather than play them out (playing these hands after the flop is something I really need improvement with). KK and AA I would gladly shove if I was expecting a call. 88 and below I will typically just reserve for set mining or playing aggressively with against someone with a large range on a board that I think is friendly to me in the situation.
I appreciate any input you can offer on this hand and on playing with 99/TT/JJ/QQ.
