What to do with Jakes as an overpair?

Originally Posted by DimitriT

You need to find out if you are up against a bigger pair. There's only one way to do that, reraise PFR. I would have raised him to $4, and if he reraised I would fold. If he calls I would play assuming he has AK or QQ. In either case he will play it slow from that point on because he will put you on a strong pair too. By making that small PFR raise, you would have gotten information to save you a bunch of later bets.

If you are going to reraise why use so small of a raise?

If I was going to reraise, I would reraise to at least $5 or $6. If he calls, you have to be wary of the overpair. If he reraises much, you can fold.

As the hand stands, I think you have to call. You don't know whether you are paying off a well-played higher overpair or if you are catching a bluff. Either way, you can't ever fold here.

And I hope you added some notes for this guy. The reraise on the flop shows that he is either a nut or testing your limits. You should be more willing to call him down in the future, but be careful.