Should I go all in or just call
Hi, I would love if someone could give me advice if I was supposed to go all in. I think it's not even a question but that hand caught me unprepared and in shock so I'm not so sure. This is the hand
Poker Hand #TM4107541334: Tournament #182664483, $77 Sunday Snowy SEVENS [Turbo] Hold'em No Limit - Level21(3,500/7,000) - 2025/01/13 00:32:00
Table '140' 7-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: 866c2dd2 (230,522 in chips)
Seat 3: Hero (129,825 in chips)
Hero: posts big blind 7,000
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 866c2dd2
Dealt to Hero [Js Jc]
8b002062: folds
8f920b3a: folds
1efd521a: folds
309ea9af: folds
866c2dd2: calls 7,000
54c5455: folds
Hero: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh Kc 8s]
Hero: checks
866c2dd2: checks
*** TURN *** [Jh Kc 8s] [2d]
Hero: bets 7,739
866c2dd2: calls 7,739
*** RIVER *** [Jh Kc 8s 2d] [Ks]
Hero: bets 21,000
866c2dd2: raises 56,000 to 77,000
Hero: raises 37,236 to 114,236 and is all-in
866c2dd2: calls 37,236
Hero: shows [Js Jc] (Jacks Full over Kings)
866c2dd2: shows [Kh 8c] (Kings Full over Eights)
Like he have only KK, K8 and 2 combos of KJ that has me beat, and most of the Kx that flat pfe will call of.
1 Reply
Am I reading this correctly that your opponent limped on the button and you just checked from the BB with jacks? You've got to put in a raise preflop! You don't want to give Q2s a free chance to outflop you.
If I'm reading this correctly it looks like you started the hand with less than 20 BB? As played I wouldn't really fault you for re-raising all in on the river.
But realistically your line on the river looks super strong and he probably gets away from a king and might only call you when you're beat (I wouldn't expect pocket 8s to limp button, and they might be the only hand you beat that calls the jam). So calling his raise might actually be a better decision.
Really though the mistake was not getting money in earlier in the hand so that the money goes in naturally with plenty of hands that you beat. I probably raise to 3.5 BB pre flop, bet the flop and go all in on the turn.
