$6T: JJ in BB early

[homerdash]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

MP3 (t1480)
CO (t1280)
Button (t2020)
SB (t1220)
Hero (t1500)
UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J, J.
UTG raises to t60, 3 folds, MP3 calls t60, CO calls t60, 2 folds, Hero calls t40.

Flop: (t250) T, 5, 9 (4 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets t80, MP3 raises to t180, CO calls t180, Hero raises to t1440...

Good or bad?

Well played.

[Scuba Chuck]

Why not raise to ~ 750? I would think that you increase the chances of a hand like QJ/78 donking it up with you, which would be nice. It's possible hands like AT/KT are calling you down, besides just 99/TT or 55. Anyway, if this is one of your only questions on your game, you're doing fine.

[Rockymv]

I think you can lay this one down. You only have 60 chips committed to the pot. You're facing a bet, raise, and call with the original raiser (who may well have an overpair) left to act. I know this is a $6 and all three could be donking it up, but you only have 60 chips invested in the pot, so I think I let it go.

[Scuba Chuck]

I think you can lay this one down. You only have 60 chips committed to the pot. You're facing a bet, raise, and call with the original raiser (who may well have an overpair) left to act. I know this is a $6 and all three could be donking it up, but you only have 60 chips invested in the pot, so I think I let it go.

This concern would be more true if you were worried about the PFR, IMO. I think you have to put people on hand ranges to decide if folding here is good/best.

[bluey]

What would you guys think about betting the flop 200ish.

[Scuba Chuck]

What would you guys think about betting the flop 200ish.

I'll assume you mean raise 200, so betting t380.

Do some odds calculations. Come back with what you've come up with.

[Rockymv]

What would you guys think about betting the flop 200ish.

I'll assume you mean raise 200, so betting t380.

Do some odds calculations. Come back with what you've come up with.

I think he meant leading the flop for 200. That might give us a better idea of where we are on this hand. If we still get a raise, reraise, and call, then it's an easy laydown.

As played, I still like folding the flop.

[homerdash]

Results:

Everyone folded.

Just don't see a good way to play it this early. Reraising preflop is dangerous, I don't want to call a push. Leading the flop is dangerous, all 3 types of hands (dominating, dominated, draws) all probably just call. I don't see any other good options besides checking and seeing what develops. In this situation, I felt that all the involved players were weak so I shoved and it worked.