TPWK, again...

[Demiparadigm]

PokerStars Game #4226852810: Hold'em No Limit ($0.50/$1.00) - 2006/03/09 - 08:11:33 (ET)
Table 'Klare' Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: McCurtain ($445.40 in chips)
Seat 3: ek11bs ($61 in chips)
Seat 4: Demiparadigm ($261.75 in chips)
Seat 6: steven27 ($20.50 in chips)
McCurtain: posts small blind $0.50
ek11bs: posts big blind $1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Demiparadigm [Ts Jh]
Demiparadigm: raises $3 to $4
steven27: folds
steven27 leaves the table
McCurtain: calls $3.50
ek11bs: folds
*** FLOP *** [4d Tc 6s]
McCurtain: checks
Demiparadigm: bets $4
McCurtain: raises $8 to $12
Demiparadigm: calls $8
*** TURN *** [4d Tc 6s] [3c]
gotmilk4118 joins the table at seat #5
Rob McBluff joins the table at seat #2
McCurtain: checks
Demiparadigm: checks
*** RIVER *** [4d Tc 6s 3c] [5h]
McCurtain: bets $20
Demiparadigm said, "AT?"
Demiparadigm: calls $20
*** SHOW DOWN ***
McCurtain: shows [Js Ac] (high card Ace)
Demiparadigm: shows [Ts Jh] (a pair of Tens)
Demiparadigm collected $71 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $73 | Rake $2
Board [4d Tc 6s 3c 5h]
Seat 1: McCurtain (small blind) showed [Js Ac] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 3: ek11bs (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Demiparadigm showed [Ts Jh] and won ($71) with a pair of Tens
Seat 6: steven27 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)


I figured there was little value in a turn bet, since I am only getting calls from better hands. I am better off checking behind and inducing a bet from the hands that I beat.

[Iwind]

It's the way I'd play it, so I think it's goood When people raise me on flop, happens quite often since I bet a lot, and then check behind on turn and bet river pretty strong, they usually don't have much. I rather fold to the same bet on turn than on river, depending on the river and the player of course though.

[Rondavu]

Be less inclined to play JT against hyper aggressive players. It looks pretty, but it's a bad hand for aggressive tables. Too often you get forced deep when outkicked or open ended.

Don't get me wrong though. I'm talking about intelligent hyper aggressive players. I definately think you SHOULD play it when your opponents are making an abundance of mistakes such as this guy. When I find someone like this my range opens up like a butterfly. The exact reason is he pays you off with stuff like 88 on 34T boards when you hold TP.

Just make sure your maniac isn't a shark or you'll learn why JT is bad against him within a few hands. The shark hooks you on a hand and makes up for lost value when he finds the spot.