AI Poker Coach

Pocket Jacks

2 months ago

Details

Tournament

4 Players

You are the big blind (position 2)

Blinds: 50/100

Stack: 0

Notes: All players have been pretty conservative so far.

I am dealt

J

club

J

diamond

Pocket Jacks

Player 1 bets 50

I bet 100

Player 3 calls 100

Player 4 folds

Player 1 calls 50

I check

Pot after preflop betting

300

Flop

J

club

J

diamond

K

club

7

diamond

8

club

Pair of Jacks

Player 1 checks

I bet 100

Player 3 calls 100

Player 1 folds

Pot after flop betting

500

Turn

J

club

J

diamond

K

club

7

diamond

8

club

3

diamond

Pair of Jacks

I bet 200

Player 3 calls 200

Pot after turn betting

900

River

J

club

J

diamond

K

club

7

diamond

8

club

3

diamond

3

spade

Two Pair: Jacks and Threes

I bet 400

Player 3 raises to 700

I call 300

Pot after river betting

2300

Player 3 shows down

K

heart

K

diamond

Full House: Kings full of Threes

Player 3 wins

2300

I lose

1100

Analysis

In this hand, you made a few strategic errors that led to your loss with pocket Jacks.

1. **Pre-Flop Play**: Your initial raise to 100 was reasonable, but against conservative players, a larger size (around 150-200) could have helped narrow their ranges and potentially force out weak hands.

2. **Post-Flop Decisions**: After the flop (K♣, 7♦, 8♣), you should have considered checking behind instead of betting 100. This hand could have hit your opponents' ranges well, especially with the K, and checking would allow you to control the pot while still possibly gaining information from their actions.

3. **Turn and River**: Betting 200 on the turn when you still only had a pair is risky given the board texture. By this stage, you should have been very cautious, especially when Player 3 called your bet. On the river, while making a bet of 400 into a growing pot is fine, you need to be wary of strong hands like the full house you faced. Consider the possibility of worse hands than just raising it again while you could still extract value had you checked or made a smaller bet.

For future hands, pay attention to board texture when you have overcards and the betting patterns of your opponents, as they can provide crucial information about the strength of their hands.