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Pocket Jacks raised to 6bb preflop, called by multiple players, then went all-in on the flop and lost to 93s—was this hand played wrong?

A player shared a live poker hand with J on Reddit: preflop raise to 6bb, three callers; flop 9d8d3s bet 20bb, two call…

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