Hand Analysis

I'm somewhat reluctant to offer hand analysis because it can quickly turn in to a whining session, like yesterday when I flopped a straight and got drawn out runner runner by a flush on the river. (I did play it too slow with several small bets; after all I wanted some action with an obvious straight draw on the board.) Or later when I came all-in with Aces behind a re-raise and got two calls and got busted by K9 with a straight.

We've all been there, and this is more whining than analysis.

Today, I guess I may have learned something about JJ. Twice I've put in huge raises 10 times the blind or re-raised 5 times the raise. Both times I was re-raised and ended up all-in before the flop. I was beaten the first time by Pocket Aces, (which made trips on the river) and beaten the second time my AK offsuit, I think by a king on the river or turn, maybe on the flop. The alternative play is to make a moderate raise or just call a raise and see if any overcards come on the flop. Well, in these hands, I'm not sure that would have helped.

For example, even in the hand against AK and a K did come on the flop, I probably would have bet out to follow up my preflop aggression. Against AA the flop came out benign, so I would have been very aggressive against a very non-threatening board. In both hands I feel I was doomed to lose a lot of money or go broke whether the flop seemed dangerous or not. Even as I sort through this, I'm still not sure which is the better way to play JJ pre-flop. Maybe I should consult my library.....my bankroll is going the wrong way; maybe reading instead of playing would save me some $$$.