No-Limit Cash Games

Before anything, I would like first to commend you for having a great site! And thanks for all your efforts, your site has been a great help!

Well, just several weeks ago, I tried a $1-$2 no limit cash game. It was actually my first time back then. Unfortunately, I messed up at some rounds because of some hands, but the whole time just about $100. At a certain point, I held J-Q offsuit in the big blind and there were 3-4 callers, so I checked. A number of players then limped in, followed by a $10-$15 raise.

Finally, the flop came 2-J-J. I thought it was a good thing therefore placed $15 as a bet. Some folded but one has called my bet. Then the following card was a 10 with no flush draw and so I checked. Then, he placed $25 as his bet and I called as a reaction to his action.

The river came and it was a 7. By the way, there were no straight flush or straight probabilities back then.

Then because of position, I checked once again. At that time, the player has enough bets to put me all in, by which I called actually. I thought I had him trapped, he turned over 7-7 then. Well, I realized I just allowed him to have a full house on the river. Too bad it was already late.

Do you think if I have check-raised all in on the turn, results may have sided to me? And till the river, have I made the right plays up? How about if he continued to bet the river, do you think I would eventually realize that he had a hand that could knock me down?

Thanks again! Keep up the good work!

Bruce

Bruce,

You checked in the wrong spot. When you flopped your set of jacks, this was the point to slow play your hand and hope to induce a bet. You then call him and lead out on the turn. Betting out was not a bad play but checking the turn and just calling his bet was. If you checked there, you needed to check raise. If he calls your bet there and catches, then you are just unlucky. The way things turned out, you let him get there.

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