Standard strategies for QJo
 

I've been battling w/ this hand recently, what are the standard lines for QJo? It's just so much of a trap hand that needs tons of help, I'm wondering how aggressively good players play it.

Currently, I'm not even playing it from EMP or up. I'm about 50/50 (raise/fold) from MP when I'm opening.

How many limpers are you raising from HJ and back? 1,2,3?

Is it definitely a limp behind hand w/ lots of limpers?

Does anyone call raises w/ it from LP?

Defend blinds w/ it in what circumstances?

Mostly, I'm just folding it alot and am wondering if I am missing some EV.

Thx

Re: Standard strategies for QJo
 

For me it's vaguely as follows
BTW I am not exactly an "aggro good player"

Fold up til seat 6
Limp behind multiple limpers in seats 7 (HJ) and after
Call nothing except a minraise in seats 8 (CO) and after
Open-raise/fold (again percentages are very rough estimates).....
20/80 in seat 7 (HJ)
33/67 in CO
33/33/33 open-raise/open-limp/fold on button

Re: Standard strategies for QJo
 

How many limpers are you raising from HJ and back? 1,2,3?
None. I fold.

Is it definitely a limp behind hand w/ lots of limpers?
Only on the button. Otherwise, I fold. Occasionally, if I'm in CO behind limpers and I see the button ready to fold his cards based on his body language, I might limp, but I'd need to be sure button was folding.

Does anyone call raises w/ it from LP?
Only deep stacked, I'm on the button (not elsewhere), there's at least one caller other than me, and the raise is less than 5% of the effective stacks.

Defend blinds w/ it in what circumstances?
I always chop. lol, they should let people chop on-line. If button wants my blinds and raises me, I'll fold QJo.

Re: Standard strategies for QJo
 

Thx guys. Looks like I may not be playing it that bad after all.

Re: Standard strategies for QJo
 

Here's my .02 for what it's worth. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]


I'll start playing with QJo in the CO (QJs in the HJ), either open-raising or raising one limper (with more limpers, I fold). Anything earlier than that is probably -EV.

I almost never call raises with this from LP, unless villain plays extremely straightforward postflop and I know that betting the flop when he checks it will get me the pot most of the time.

As for defending blinds, I'll do it with this hand if I feel like I'm ahead of villain's range and and donking the flop will get me the pot most of the time.