Willem
08-26-2007, 10:54 AM
I have once again hit a point where I have the feeling I don't know anything about poker, and am questioning everything I think I know.
So, this is a common spot for me where I don't know what to do.
My QQ gets raised preflop, and I don't know what to do. I have once read that I shouldn't reraise pre, because I would only let villain play perfect.
So I call, and then the flop comes, if flop has an A or a K, I fold if villain leads. If villain checks, I probably bet around 3/4 pot, and give up if called or raised.
If the flop doesn't have an A or a K, I try to get it all in, as soon as possible. A lot of times I will lose to AA/KK this way, but I would also lose to AA or KK if I decided to raise pre, so I don't know how bad this is.
I think my question in this topic is:
How do you play QQ? How do villain's stats change this?
Example hand against a player who didn't seem to get out of line or anything:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)
Hero ($50.75)
Button ($85.15)
SB ($38.50)
BB ($53.15)
UTG ($20.80)
MP ($26.15)
Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $1.75, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $9</font>, Hero calls $7, SB folds.
Flop: ($20) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $15</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $41.75</font>, BB calls $26.75.
Turn: ($103.50) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
River: ($103.50) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: $103.50
So, this is a common spot for me where I don't know what to do.
My QQ gets raised preflop, and I don't know what to do. I have once read that I shouldn't reraise pre, because I would only let villain play perfect.
So I call, and then the flop comes, if flop has an A or a K, I fold if villain leads. If villain checks, I probably bet around 3/4 pot, and give up if called or raised.
If the flop doesn't have an A or a K, I try to get it all in, as soon as possible. A lot of times I will lose to AA/KK this way, but I would also lose to AA or KK if I decided to raise pre, so I don't know how bad this is.
I think my question in this topic is:
How do you play QQ? How do villain's stats change this?
Example hand against a player who didn't seem to get out of line or anything:
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool (http://poker-tools.flopturnriver.com/Hand-Converter.php) from FlopTurnRiver.com (http://www.flopturnriver.com) (Format: 2+2 Forums)
Hero ($50.75)
Button ($85.15)
SB ($38.50)
BB ($53.15)
UTG ($20.80)
MP ($26.15)
Preflop: Hero is CO with Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls $1.75, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $9</font>, Hero calls $7, SB folds.
Flop: ($20) J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $15</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $41.75</font>, BB calls $26.75.
Turn: ($103.50) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
River: ($103.50) K/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Final Pot: $103.50