Why you should raise premium hands pre-flop

[HalfSugar]

Something that vinceros62 should really learn to do on these consecutive hands where he held JJ and then KK:

PokerStars Game #20371532631: Tournament #107947693, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/09/13 9:55:17 ET
Table '107947693 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: pepito1989 (3540 in chips)
Seat 3: xxAGE007xx (1440 in chips)
Seat 4: tuwanawich (1625 in chips)
Seat 5: Golem77 (985 in chips)
Seat 6: vinceros62 (1440 in chips)
Seat 7: GenoTHP (1710 in chips)
Seat 8: fullporcos (1760 in chips)
Seat 9: letspairup (1000 in chips)
vinceros62: posts small blind 25
GenoTHP: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GenoTHP [6c Ks]
fullporcos: folds
letspairup: folds
pepito1989: folds
xxAGE007xx: folds
tuwanawich: calls 50
Golem77: folds
vinceros62: calls 25
GenoTHP: checks
*** FLOP *** [6s 7h 4h]
vinceros62: checks
GenoTHP: checks
tuwanawich: checks
*** TURN *** [6s 7h 4h] [6h]
vinceros62: checks
GenoTHP: bets 100
tuwanawich: folds
vinceros62: calls 100
*** RIVER *** [6s 7h 4h 6h] [Ts]
vinceros62: checks
GenoTHP: bets 200
vinceros62: calls 200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GenoTHP: shows [6c Ks] (three of a kind, Sixes)
vinceros62: mucks hand
GenoTHP collected 750 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 750 | Rake 0
Board [6s 7h 4h 6h Ts]
Seat 1: pepito1989 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xxAGE007xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: tuwanawich folded on the Turn
Seat 5: Golem77 (button) folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: vinceros62 (small blind) mucked [Jc Jh]
Seat 7: GenoTHP (big blind) showed [6c Ks] and won (750) with three of a kind, Sixes
Seat 8: fullporcos folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: letspairup folded before Flop (didn't bet)


PokerStars Game #20371546785: Tournament #107947693, $5.00+$0.50 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2008/09/13 9:56:09 ET
Table '107947693 1' 9-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 1: pepito1989 (3540 in chips)
Seat 3: xxAGE007xx (1440 in chips)
Seat 4: tuwanawich (1575 in chips)
Seat 5: Golem77 (985 in chips)
Seat 6: vinceros62 (1090 in chips)
Seat 7: GenoTHP (2110 in chips)
Seat 8: fullporcos (1760 in chips)
Seat 9: letspairup (1000 in chips)
GenoTHP: posts small blind 25
fullporcos: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to GenoTHP [Js Tc]
letspairup: folds
pepito1989: folds
xxAGE007xx: folds
tuwanawich: folds
Golem77: folds
vinceros62: calls 50
GenoTHP: calls 25
fullporcos: checks
*** FLOP *** [Jh 9c 8c]
GenoTHP: bets 100
fullporcos: folds
vinceros62: calls 100
*** TURN *** [Jh 9c 8c] [4c]
GenoTHP: checks
vinceros62: checks
*** RIVER *** [Jh 9c 8c 4c] [7s]
GenoTHP: bets 150
vinceros62: calls 150
*** SHOW DOWN ***
GenoTHP: shows [Js Tc] (a straight, Seven to Jack)
vinceros62: mucks hand
GenoTHP collected 650 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 650 | Rake 0
Board [Jh 9c 8c 4c 7s]
Seat 1: pepito1989 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: xxAGE007xx folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 4: tuwanawich folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: Golem77 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 6: vinceros62 (button) mucked [Kh Ks]
Seat 7: GenoTHP (small blind) showed [Js Tc] and won (650) with a straight, Seven to Jack
Seat 8: fullporcos (big blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: letspairup folded before Flop (didn't bet)

[Ensano]

wow... just wow..