playin pocket jacks

hi i thought id write this post as for a long time i had real problems playin pocket jacks and i believe this is the hardset hand to play in no limit texas holdem

when dealt pocket jacks there are three ways to play them

1- go all-in,this is definately not the right way to play these cards as more often than not you wull lose to a higher pair so dont play this way i can vouch for the fact its a bad idea

2- flat call this is a safe way to play this hand pre-flop and after the flop if you have no higher cards then raise to pot or two times the pot size but beware any caller that may have hit trips use your discretion.be preapred to put the hand down if you think this has happened.If you hit trips then yippee but beware the flush and str8 draws if its a rainbow flop with no str8 draws then milk it by bettin about two thirds of the pot size

3-raise pre-flop this can get rid of all thos rag hands u dont want to hit on the flop.so raise about 2-3 times the big blind this will get rid of the fishers out there.post flop is much the same as before but always be prepared to put the hand down

finally if you play this hand like a pair of eights you cant go wrong this works for me ant other comments from better players graetly appreciated as i am no expert this is just my opinion

[arjonius]

If you're first into the pot, I think you want to come in with a standard 3-4 BB most of the time. Limping is simply too weak. It may seem "safe" in terms of putting in only a small number of chips, but itmakes itpretty easy to get involved in a mullti-way pot, which greatly decreases your chances of winning it. And what if someone after you raises? Folding isweak unless the person is a real rock, and if you're going to call, then why didn't you raise to begin with?

[giraug]

hard hand indeed, but i think not as hard as a 10 - 10. though they can be played similarly.

1. you can make a bet to get rid of chasers hoping to hit trips on flop or no higher card shown. If none of that happens you can raise pot or 2 x pot, if turn is not higher card no 3 cards of same suit i would go all in, else repeat bet but not going all in.

2. bet low to have some action... if re raised i would probably fold depending on how high the reraise was... wouldnt chase an all in

[clare1982]

The trick is to learn when to let go of a hand. If it is in the early stages of a tournament I will usually raise preflop with this hand, but if I see an over card on the flop I can easily fold it afterwards. Same goes for any pocket pair even queens or kings.Theres nothing worse than having pocket kings and seeing an ace on the flop. But if I am relatively shortstacked and I am in position I might push with pocket jacks and hope for the best. It really is depending on the situation you are in.

[bat95]

I think pocket 9s, tens & jacks all have to be played with caution, as it is easy to get carried away and bet big, especially if there are no over cards on the flop.

However each of them is easily beaten by anyone catching two pair or someone chasing with AK, AQ etc and get the overcard on the turn or river.

In my 1st year of poker I found it hard to fold these pockets, evenwhen there was an overcard on the flop, but as with everything else a bit of experience helps.

Keep on pokerin !!

i usually fold J-J if there has been a raise and a reraise

[paisleysky]

I think pocket jacks can only be played depending on your position. In the early position I will probably limp in with these. Middle position small raise. Late position I will raise 3-4x the big blind. This of course is all depending on whether others have bet.

Now if we are playing a tourney and I am the short stack, I'm going all in with these.

Hi,

This is just my opinion

Well thereis plenty of good advise on how to play JJ here, BUT a very good piece is u must have the discipline to fold a hand at any stage, and trust me its a hard thing to develop, the tourney strategy is long hall,no pocket pair is worth ur hole stack preflop unless ur badly short stacked say only 4/5 the bb, ur risking ur tournament, that's where the second discipline comes-in Patience's, these things should be part of ur game plan.

never call a preflop allin nor raise to allin preflop with them. from UTG position just call or( unless ur sure u have the discipline need to fold to a big raise) u can standard 3 x bb raise this would be best be aggressive limping just invites the bad beat, (remember every one should recognize a standard raise it says ive got enough to hit the flop and take u down), mid position should be played the same way, remember u can if u want to play from mid position with up to a 1/4 of ur stack if a raise comes in before u play, and still fold on the flop to a raiseif u miss trips ( which most times will happen) or the flop shows over cards.

From the button, fold to any allin ur cards will come again without a doubt, don't risk ur tournament, never flat call be aggressive, push any limp callers out cut the amount of players ur up against.

now ur on ur own.

Great advice on playing these hands but I'd like to know what most of you would do if you had pocket Jacks one person goes all in, everyone folds and the person going all in has been going all in the majority of hands they played and half the time the all in player is bluffing or going all in with rags.



arlene

I'd go all in in your case arlene