QQ and A on flop?

[Todd]

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I would either fold, or reraise, depending on the villain and how he plays. Almost never would I call, and continue playing OOP.

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Say, we are against a known tricky aggressive opponent, who would raise here with an Ace, a ten, or a seven.
What is the benefit of raising vs calldown?

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It helps to know your opponents, and it also helps to assume that .25/.50 doesnt hold a whole lot of 'tricky aggressive opponents'.

If you are up against one, and you know it, then any line you take will be OK, but I still think that calling here opens you up to an auto-bet on the turn, and what do you really know about his hand strength? Unless you spike a Q, you are in the same position as on the flop.

If you RR flop, and he caps, then you can fold, confident that your tricky villain does have an Ace. If he smooth calls, then raises on the turn, well, that sucks, and you will probably fold, unless you made a set, or a GSSD.

But again, you are OOP, and likely dominated, and the pot is small, so hardly any shame in folding. But in my opinion, if you are going to go on, raise, since you would do so if you had AK, AQ AJ, etc.

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