Joined: Mar '08
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yeah pocket jacks can be painfulllllllll.lost so many times with the basterds.noo i playem like i got pocket aces,but love laying em down to.fish hooks only good for fishinng.
"yeah pocket jacks can be painfulllllllll.lost so many times with the basterds.noo i playem like i got pocket aces,but love laying em down to.fish hooks only good for fishinng. Blink" Yeah, but i loose both when i play pocket Aces i loose against to pair , than i pla again than i loose against a flush, then i play JJ ofcourse i loose so if you play poker you will gambling thats all!
Jacks is indeed a weak hand when it's a 9 or 10 players seated MTT or SnG so best way to play them is only to see a flop and try to have a good read. You should try not to put your tournament life on it if you're playing a big game.
Joined: May '08
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Posted by T3ddyKGB: "play them hard preflop"...same for 99 and up ?
Yep. Hands like 99-JJ or AK are strong before the flop, and should be played hard. The flop can be cruel to those hands, so ending the hand preflop is not a problem.
Joined: Nov '08
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ppJ gets a very bad rep, imo. Don't find too many people complaining about ppT or ppQ, thro in pp9/pp8.
Anyway, the 'play em hard' style is just stoopid. Why?? As in why play them hard? Better hands will call you and make them even harder to play postflop. Play them the same way you play ppT, though call them ppT+.
I don't have stats to necessarily back this up, but I'm pretty sure I win more than I lose with ppJ, but maybe that's because I have no such hatred for them and just play them for what they are...
If you want a pp to dislike, go with pp2, they are hardly worth it most of the time.
when i play pocket Aces i loose against to pair 
The right stuff to watch after a bad session! Thanks for that!!!
