ODDS

[Tankwelder]

I play alot of poker.  I can't figure out these odds. I went all in 19 hands when I was a favorite and I lost them all to lesser hands.  Where can I find out the odds.  Examples are I went all in with JJ after flop came J 10 2 was called by KK and K came on river. I went all in favored 77 to 22 and river came 2.  These are some examples. Can someone help me out with the odds. I know I will probably catch a good streak but this is killing me. 3 out of the above mentioned 19 hands happened on UltimateBet in the 120 + 9 bounty and early in tourney. I hope my luck will get better. SOMEONE PLS HELP LOL!!!!

[nightmoves44]

Really,playing online poker is a trip,you cant depend on the odds.unless you play a stiff buyin,people will call with anything.So it the same old answr..*it depends*

[always2away]

the odds are only good for determining if you should be in a pot and how much you should be willing to risk in it.
online poker does not run like brickandmortar poker.  i know, i know, everybody poopoos this idea and says it is just wild imaginings, but my personal experience is a lot like you have described.  as a result, when i play online i adjust my play to consider that there is a greater likelihood that i will be "RIVERED" and so do my level best to not push all my chips into the middle unless i already have the best possible hand.
i actually do ok this way.  get to plenty of final tables, in the money, and win a couple outright every week.

[always2away]

for clarity purposes...i am not saying you have to have a royal flush before committing all your chips to the pile, just a strongly reasonable assurance beyond actually having the nuts before you dive in.
last night i was in a tourney at Bodog...one away from the money...i pulled AA and raised about 4xBB...got one caller...flop came A  K  8...i raised pot and my opponent pushed all in and i called...he is holding 88...fourth street was a J and fifth street was, you guessed it, his fourth 8.  rather than doubling up i am the bubbleboy.
would i have played it any differently...NO.
my point is i had a strong reasonable assurance that my A set would very likely hold up.  i would not have felt that high level of confidence with JJ because now there are two more hands that can potentially beat me in addition to all the other possibilities.
lastly, at a BandM casino, ALL MY MONEY WOULD GO IN WHEN I HIT THE J set from your scenario above.