Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero (t1950)
BB (t2560)
UTG (t1340)
UTG+1 (t3225)
MP1 (t1260)
MP2 (t2120)
MP3 (t1195)
CO (t595)
Button (t755)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
UTG calls t100, 3 folds, MP3 calls t100, 2 folds, Hero ???


any help here would be appreciated. Let you know what I did later. I always struggle in an early position with pairs like this. Just wondering what a correct/good play would be.

You have 2 limpers so you are going to raise this a decent amount.

3x bb + 1 or 2 x per limper is usually all right. If you bet 500 and get one caller you would push all in on the flop with just about any board.

If you bet 500 pf and where rr all in I would call.

with JJ you really don't want alot of action especially out of position. Winning the pot pf is a good outcome.

What is the buy in it will make me make a better decision.

Originally Posted by Rhino03

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t100 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero (t1950)
BB (t2560)
UTG (t1340)
UTG+1 (t3225)
MP1 (t1260)
MP2 (t2120)
MP3 (t1195)
CO (t595)
Button (t755)

Preflop: Hero is SB with , .
UTG calls t100, 3 folds, MP3 calls t100, 2 folds, Hero ???


any help here would be appreciated. Let you know what I did later. I always struggle in an early position with pairs like this. Just wondering what a correct/good play would be.

I would raise 4X BB to 400. It should in most cases take the blinds uncontested. JJ is a good hand, but not THAT strong. If called, then you act accordingly to the flop. If you get reraised all in, you either call or fold, but I would probably call. But it'S your call. You can face KK or AA. The best case scenario is you face 10's 9's or 8's. If you face overcards like AK, then you are still a small favorite. 400 is a good raise in this case. Flat calling by somebody would probably mean I put him on AK or QQ, or a lower pocket pair than Jacks, but not less than 7's. Post flop play depends of the flop so I can't really go further on that. If you give details about the flop, then I will give you an idea of what I would of done.

This is stricly what I would of done. Others maybe would of played differently.

An All In would be a good idea here as well I think, as the two limpers have to put all their chips in that might do the trick. But its just me ofcourse.

Originally Posted by jamesbond007

An All In would be a good idea here as well I think, as the two limpers have to put all their chips in that might do the trick. But its just me ofcourse.

20 big blinds, and the bubble is still off in the distance. This is poker not 2-up, shoving is awful.

Follow the 3x + 2(limpers) rule, it's only 1/4 of your stack.

Originally Posted by piv

20 big blinds, and the bubble is still off in the distance. This is poker not 2-up, shoving is awful.

Follow the 3x + 2(limpers) rule, it's only 1/4 of your stack.

Its just be I am considering the Human element here most of the time I 3X BB raise will be called by Ax so I would like to make their flop very very expensive. In this case here as the other players who are still in the hand have less than the players chips. If not I would do the same 3X BB etc..