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Should I be shoving pre-flop?

JRH2424JRH2424 Member Posts: 4
edited January 2011 in The Poker Clinic
Hi.  Brand new to poker and finding my way, although I've been watching channel 865 for some time.

In my last two MTTs I have done okay but gone out in similar ways. The example below is from a £150 BH this morning.  I'm not worried about being out drawn on the river, but I am asking if I should have been more aggressive pre-flop - i.e. all in.  With hindsight my caller would probably have folded and I'd have lived to play another hand.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks.
PlayerActionCardsAmountPotBalance
JRH2424 Small blind   75.00 75.00 2325.00
kieron1977 Big blind   150.00 225.00 6565.00
  Your hole cards
  • A
  • K
     
ginger1969 Fold        
WOBLY57 Fold        
GaryQQQ Fold        
JRH2424 Raise   525.00 750.00 1800.00
kieron1977 Call   450.00 1200.00 6115.00
Flop
   
  • 3
  • J
  • Q
     
JRH2424 All-in   1800.00 3000.00 0.00
kieron1977 Call   1800.00 4800.00 4315.00
JRH2424 Show
  • A
  • K
     
kieron1977 Show
  • 6
  • J
     
Turn
   
  • K
     
River
   
  • J
     
kieron1977 Win Three Jacks 4800.00   9115.00
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  • YOUNG_GUNYOUNG_GUN Member Posts: 8,948
    edited January 2011
    Pre flop fine maybe raise to 600, what you do on the flop depends on the person who calls

    this was obviously a bad time to shove the flop, 2 picture cards and you havent hit so i would not be cbetting or shoving here

    welcome to the forum, good luck at the tables

    Kind regards
    John
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  • LOL_RAISELOL_RAISE Member Posts: 2,188
    edited January 2011
    we have a gutshot and 2 overs id be jamming flop all day , i think preflop shoving is fine as you only have ~15bbs
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  • goodylad21goodylad21 Member Posts: 693
    edited January 2011
    If it was me playing this hand i would of raised to 450 or 3 BBs, bet out just over half the pot 520/540 ish on the flop & when the king comes on the turn i would of shipped the rest !! - Not sure if your oppo would of called or not, but he shouldn't do with 3rd pair on that board !!

    I definately would not be jamming it all-in pre, at the end of the day we need to create action & in bad need of a double up.
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  • GREGHOGGGREGHOGG Member Posts: 7,155
    edited January 2011
    I think Jamming preflop is the best option in a bounty hunter.

    They call light goody, so i disagree that we need to "create action"
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  • waynecwaynec Member Posts: 1,023
    edited January 2011

    Agree with the shove pre club as ur shortish stacked.

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  • JRH2424JRH2424 Member Posts: 4
    edited January 2011
    Thanks for taking the time to give me your thoughts.

    So much to learn.......

    Kind regards
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