NL10 JJ in SB

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NL10 JJ in SB

Blinds: $0.05/$0.10 (5 Players) CO: $11.00
BN: $10.89
SB: $10.00 (Hero)
BB: $13.23
UTG: $19.17
Preflop ($0.15) Hero is SB with J J
2 folds, BN raises to $0.25, Hero raises to $1.00, BB folds, BN raises to $2.60

I am wondering what would be the best way to play JJ and similar hands in SB against unknown players.

I am trying to fold or 3-bet from SB, but I hate to face 4-bets with hands like JJ. I don't want to play this hand oop in 4betted pot and I hate the idea of 5bet shove with this hand.

What would be your line?

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Shaun Pauwels 4 years, 10 months ago

3-bet preflop is fine. Against a 4-bet it depends a lot on how often they 4-bet. Call is fine, 5-bet is fine. Fold seems nitty but if they barely 4-bet it could be fine.

Mactece 4 years, 10 months ago

I think it is really very player dependent. A lot of players don't have a very sophisticated 2bet, 4bet game. Hud is important, or reads. How often do they 4bet, do they fold to 3bets, what do they do on the flop? - will they fold to a cbet? A lot of worse players will only commit with AA and KK here.

JJ is a strong hand but also notoriously hard to play postflop so a clear idea of what you are going to do on various flops is important. In this case if you call $2.60 there is $5.30 in the pot and you have $7.40 behind so its a very low SPR. For example, if the flop is low a good Villain will likely have AA, KK, QQ that beat you, but if he is not tight will have hands like A2S-A5s and possibly some KXs (and possibly TT if he 4bets that) which you can jam on.
So it's all a case of thinking what his range is and going from there.

For what it's worth, against an unknown in this spot at our limits, I'd fold. If he's a big bluffer he'll do this a lot and you'll get better spots later because you are usually in position against him.

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