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    Default How to play Jacks?

    Full Tilt Poker Game #22742914231: $12,500 Guarantee (Rebuy) (175483366), Table 19 - 250/500 Ante 50 - No Limit Hold'em - 03:17:04 ET - 2010/08/01
    Seat 1: aamulekk (6,809)
    Seat 2: moagz (14,381)
    Seat 3: duce6969 (36,726)
    Seat 4: brin1285 (19,141)
    Seat 5: LULU HELIPA (16,373)
    Seat 6: Trouble (21,991)
    Seat 7: Dominant5peciez (16,925)
    Seat 8: danrl333 (15,071)
    Seat 9: matzio (13,095)
    aamulekk antes 50
    moagz antes 50
    duce6969 antes 50
    brin1285 antes 50
    LULU HELIPA antes 50
    Trouble antes 50
    Dominant5peciez antes 50
    danrl333 antes 50
    matzio antes 50
    matzio posts the small blind of 250
    aamulekk posts the big blind of 500
    The button is in seat #8
    *** HOLE CARDS ***
    Dealt to danrl333 [Jd Jc]
    moagz raises to 1,235
    duce6969 folds
    brin1285 folds
    LULU HELIPA has 15 seconds left to act
    LULU HELIPA raises to 4,500
    Trouble folds
    Dominant5peciez folds
    danrl333????
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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    i'd feel pretty good about a fold here.
    Seriously rickwaa be more of a loser.

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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    Good - generally my instinct would be to jam - but I also think that's a big leak in my game and I'm trying to work on plugging a lot of my leaks at the moment - thanks mate
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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    Quote Originally Posted by Strong Play View Post
    i'd feel pretty good about a fold here.
    what's ur range for coming into this pot (presumably with 4-bet shove)?

    KK, AA only?
    I don't know if this is right, but i'm old and i've forgotten more than you have, or something

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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Wilson View Post
    what's ur range for coming into this pot (presumably with 4-bet shove)?

    KK, AA only?
    Doubt I'm folding QQ/AK....

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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    some villains ill let qq/ak go, but thats only on the strength of a decent chunk of info...

    qq+, ak here for me...
    Seriously rickwaa be more of a loser.

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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    Quote Originally Posted by DaNRL View Post
    Good - generally my instinct would be to jam - but I also think that's a big leak in my game and I'm trying to work on plugging a lot of my leaks at the moment - thanks mate
    I don't think getting it in is a "big leak"; don't get me wrong I don't think it's optimal given the preflop action but if you have a "lot of leaks" then cold fourbet jamming JJ for 30bb isn't gonna be at the top of them...I mean there's probably dead money, you're going to be flipping a ton and people fold shit that they shouldn't...just sayin.

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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    yea this is a rly ez fold. Given the 3b size the guy is:

    a) never folding; and
    b) probably not very good, which in this specific instance makes his range stronger imo.

    I would get QQ+/AK in too although I think an argument could be made for folding AKo. AKo has 39.8% equity against JJ+, AK (JJ has 36.6% incidentally). However adding just a few other hands to the 3 bettor's range (eg AQs), or a few scenarios where the he folds (v unlikely but obv not impossible) dramatically increases your equity with AKo. Having said that, UTG has KK/AA some % of the time. I dunno given this is presumably a super soft tourney I wouldn't hate folding AKo here.
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    Default Re: How to play Jacks?

    Fold if villain is tight, 4bet shove if he's loose?

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