OK, here is my biggest winner for the month.
I mostly like how I played this hand, but in hindsight, I won this monster pot because of the combination of how I played preflop and the flop and the PERFECT card hitting the turn.
Ironically, JJ was a huge loser for me for the first week of this month, but ended up being my third biggest winner, behind only KK and AA, mostly thanks to this hand, I suspect.
FullTiltPoker Game #1075974799: Table Beeline (6 max) - $3/$6 - No Limit Hold'em - 11:55:23 ET - 2006/10/07
Seat 1: joc ($1,687)
Seat 2: Troll Pie ($1,209)
Seat 3: Koreandoyle ($1,468.15)
Seat 4: unbeatable_T ($2,105.75)
Seat 5: samd20 ($1,523.55)
Seat 6: HoBobbi ($575.75)
joc posts the small blind of $3
Troll Pie posts the big blind of $6
The button is in seat #6
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to Troll Pie [Jc Js]
Koreandoyle folds
unbeatable_T calls $6
samd20 raises to $27
HoBobbi folds
joc calls $24
Troll Pie calls $21
This is a great spot for a squeeze with the action in front of me. I'd say I reraise here at least 90% of the time. I don't remember why I choose to just call, but I think I was hoping to play it a little bit deceptively (more like I would play a small pair)... and I just so happened to fall into the dream scenario. Then again, maybe I was gun shy because of how crappy JJ had been treating me. I honestly don't remember.
unbeatable_T calls $21
*** FLOP *** [4h Jh Td]
Dream flop. Draw heavy though.
joc checks
Troll Pie checks
Had I reraised preflop, I would have fired here, but since I didn't, I decided to go for the check raise.
unbeatable_T checks
samd20 checks
Ugh.
*** TURN *** [4h Jh Td] [4s]
Corection - woohoo!
joc checks
Troll Pie bets $64
OK, I've got the second nuts here, so obviously I'm willing to go all the way. It's time to start building this pot. I should get calls here from heart draws (drawing dead), straight draws (drawing dead) and anyone holding a 4 (drawing to 1 out) or the case J (drawing dead). This is a good spot.
unbeatable_T folds
samd20 raises to $204
Hello.
joc folds
Troll Pie raises to $623
If I had position, I may have just called here and let him lead out at the river, but because I'm first to act, I prefer to reraise right here. Hopefully he's got a big hand and will come back over the top of me. In hindsight, I think my raise here was a little bit too much, but then again, it looks like I want him to fold.
samd20 raises to $1,496.55, and is all in
Perfection.
Troll Pie calls $559, and is all in
samd20 shows [Ad 4d]
Troll Pie shows [Jc Js]
Uncalled bet of $314.55 returned to samd20
*** RIVER *** [4h Jh Td 4s] [3d]
samd20 shows three of a kind, Fours
Troll Pie shows a full house, Jacks full of Fours
Troll Pie wins the pot ($2,469) with a full house, Jacks full of Fours
samd20 adds $285.45
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $2,472 | Rake $3
Board: [4h Jh Td 4s 3d]
Seat 1: joc (small blind) folded on the Turn
Seat 2: Troll Pie (big blind) showed [Jc Js] and won ($2,469) with a full house, Jacks full of Fours
Seat 3: Koreandoyle didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: unbeatable_T folded on the Turn
Seat 5: samd20 showed [Ad 4d] and lost with three of a kind, Fours
Seat 6: HoBobbi (button) didn't bet (folded)
I think I played the hand ok, but honestly, I don't think this is the best way to play JJ in the long run. It worked out perfectly here, but that was lucky more than anything else. Like I said, it was because of the combination of my passive preflop and flop play, plus the perfect turn card for my opponent.
Thoughts on my play are welcome, as always.
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