I hate jacks, help me!

kickintheteeth · 26-04-2007 2:46pm #1

This situation happens to me all the time with jacks, is there any other way of playing it? thx

PokerStars Game Hold'em No Limit ($5/$10) - 2007/04/26 - 10:35:20 (ET)
Table 'Gabriella' 6-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: HERO ($583.75 in chips)
Seat 2: HitByTruck ($503.55 in chips)
Seat 3: junior0071 ($1961.15 in chips)
Seat 4: Harrington10 ($2706.70 in chips)
Seat 5: skier_5 ($1426 in chips)
Seat 6: punketty ($1169 in chips)
HERO: posts small blind $5
HitByTruck: posts big blind $10
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to HERO [Jc Jh]
junior0071: folds
Harrington10: folds
skier_5: folds
punketty: folds
HERO: raises $30 to $40
HitByTruck: raises $50 to $90
HERO: calls $50
*** FLOP *** [8c 6h Ts]
HERO: checks
HitByTruck: bets $120
HERO: raises $120 to $240
HitByTruck: raises $173.55 to $413.55 and is all-in
x: calls $173.55
*** TURN *** [8c 6h Ts] [9c]
*** RIVER *** [8c 6h Ts 9c] [3h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
HERO: shows [Jc Jh] (a pair of Jacks)
HitByTruck: shows [Qd Qh] (a pair of Queens)
HitByTruck collected $1004.10 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $1007.10 | Rake $3
Board [8c 6h Ts 9c 3h]
Seat 1: HERO (small blind) showed [Jc Jh] and lost with a pair of Jacks
Seat 2: HitByTruck (big blind) showed [Qd Qh] and won ($1004.10) with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: junior0071 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: Harrington10 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: skier_5 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: punketty (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)

Lafortezzo · 26-04-2007 2:51pm

in my opinion this thread serves no real purpose
guna hav to lock this one guys
(i'm annoying)

phantom_lord · 26-04-2007 2:51pm

u check min raised the flop?? :eek:

and he practically min raised pf?

I've to move up levels.

anyway, probably bet and fold to a shove. you're pretty shallow, so you're committed whatever u do tho, I guess.