Pocket Jacks
5 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
J
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
Flop
J
J
K
7
8
Pair of Jacks
Player 1 checks
I bet 100
Player 3 calls 100
Player 1 folds
Pot after flop betting
Turn
J
J
K
7
8
3
Pair of Jacks
I bet 200
Player 3 calls 200
Pot after turn betting
River
J
J
K
7
8
3
3
Two Pair: Jacks and Threes
I bet 400
Player 3 raises to 700
I call 300
Pot after river betting
Player 3 shows down
K
K
Full House: Kings full of Threes
Player 3 wins
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.