Poker Kiwi

www.pkr.com - There are some players who will quote this hand as being the hand that has lost them the most money, and the reason for this is that the hand is strong enough to make you not want to put it down preflop, but vulnerable enough to get you into big trouble.

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If the you raise the pot preflop, and the flop comes with an overcard, which is quite possible, it becomes difficult to know where you stand. I would of course advocate a tester bet to get a feel for the relative strength of your hand, but if you are flat called, you have a similar predicament on the turn. Generally speaking, a strong raise preflop with (J,J) should give you an idea of where you are. Personally, I raise big preflop, and if I am called, then I will bet out heavily on a flop with no overcards to my Jack. If there is an overcard, I will bet smaller, and if I am reraised, fold the hand. If someone pushes all in after my strong raise before the flop, then this creates a dilemma.

Factor in the type of player your opponent is, how many chips they have left, and trust your judgement. Generally though, I will fold if someone pushes all in over the top of my strong bet preflop. The reason is, most players would not move all in over the top with a weaker hand than (J,J), and at best you are probably racing against two overcards. If you are happy to gamble your remaining chips on a probable coin flip because you are short stacked, then fair enough, but for the most part, I like to get my chips in with at least 60% to win the pot, when at all possible.