Posted Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:40 am GMT by Tadzio
playmoney SnG 6 players left.
BB (me) has 1300 in chips, bloke in MP has 1400 in chips
BB Dealt: JJ
Bloke in MP calls 30
SB calls 30
BB raises 6x BB making it 180 to go
MP calls 180
SB folds
Pot 390
Flop 865 rainbow
BB bets 400.
MP calls.
Turn 7 suit matches the 8
BB checks
MP checks
River 7
BB checks
MP all-in
...and yeah, I called. 
He had A  7
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Posted Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:06 am GMT by UrAteUp
Your pre-flop bet should have been higher. In a money game it usually take 4-5xBB. In play money games you might have to push to 10-20xBB. If you did not want to push there then you should have pushed after the flop with a bold move. Chances are the other player would have backed off. Just remember your playing play money and the play is very different. You have to think like a joker and play like an ace,,,,lol.
Posted Tue Aug 30, 2005 4:47 pm GMT by Adam Marshall
There's some factors that I would weigh here that I dunno, like your image and his, etc. but here's what I got to say without that.
I think the preflop raise was okay. Sure it's not "serious" money and people will call with anything, but you made it incorrect for him to call that raise preflop with his hand, actually very incorrect, so the first mistake was his.
The betting on the flop could've been more. You're betting 400 into a pot of 410. About a pot-sized bet is good. I assume the bet was to pot-commit him into the hand though. If that's the case, a bet of like 500 would've been just enough, leaving him with 700 or so. If he called that, and you pushed all-in, he'd have a 600 call (because yer stack is shorter) into a 2500 pot, which would again be enough to hang himself on the percentages. That's an awesome flop for you and you wanna protect it. If you had any inkling that this guy was the idiot he seems to be, you probably could've went all in and even got a call actually.
IMHO, you should've bet the turn. The hands you could've put him on (assuming that his preflop play was typical of his hand selection) are A8, A7, maybe slowplaying a set, and based on previous hands you've seen, maybe something like T9, 98 or 87. There's also a wealth of garbage he still might have, like an underpair or a middle, low pair. Either way, if you checked and he bet, would you fold? You better not, you're pot committed based on those possible hands. So if you'd call an all-in bet, then you should've bet. If he's got a 9 or 4, god bless him for calling a pot-sized bet with a gutshot. Take the beat and move on. But if he's got a crap pair or a flush draw or two overcards, you need to make him pay to draw to it. If you aren't going to bet with JJ with that flop, then you need to follow it up, because MOST turn cards are going to be scary. Any board pair, the 7 or a 9, any Q, K, A, and flush draw cards.
Plus, so far he just called two large bets. He's playing the typical weak internet game it seems. He has shown absolutely no strength and you've got an overpair. You can't be terrified of a possible straight on the turn. Hell, based on the player, I would've probably went all-in if I had 32o right there actually. Well, maybe not in a play money game...
Jacks are a tricky hand to play though, and can be scary. People get screwed with jacks quite a bit. You played it pretty well though.
(Sorry for the long response, just got back from a WPT event and my brain is still in poker analysis mode)
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