PokerSimple: Episode 5 - Folding Pocket Jacks Before the Flop

PokerSimple: Episode 5 - Folding Pocket Jacks Before the Flop

A solid player opens for $20. You make it $80 with pocket jacks. You know that he knows that you have a narrow three-betting range. And now he four-bets you. He makes it $250. The stacks are $1,000.

What should you do? And why? Even deeper: Upon what parameters should your decision be based?

In this week's installment of PokerSimple, the hosts take a deep dive into the murky waters of when and why to lay down those jacks.

0:57Folding to 4-Bets
2:48Facing Two Raisers
3:48When to Set-Mine with Pocket Jacks
7:00If It's Wrong to Fold, It's Not Wrong by Much
8:14How to Make the Fold

Through their books and coaching, poker lifers Lee Jones and Tommy Angelo make the world a better place for cash-game fanatics. Learn more here: tommyangelo.com and leejones.com.

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  • The @PokerSimple1 hosts identify a few times when you should probably let go of J-J before the flop.

  • Upon what parameters should you consider folding pocket jacks preflop? @PokerSimple1 investigates.

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