50NL QJs vs PF raise and other Qs

Womble · #1 08-27-2006, 08:50 AM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

SB ($16.68)
BB ($50.50)
UTG ($143.79)
MP ($24.65)
CO ($74.27)
Hero ($53.15)

Preflop: Hero is Button with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50, CO raises to $2, Hero calls $2, 1 fold, BB calls $1.50, UTG calls $1.50, MP calls $1.50.

Flop: ($10.25) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (5 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, MP checks, CO bets $3, Hero raises to $10, BB folds, UTG folds, MP folds, CO folds.

Final Pot: $23.25

Ok, do I want to be calling this? I have position but I could be dominated. What other hands would you call here? All PP, SCs to 54s, how about 1 gappers? offsuit connectors?

On flop, I have to cut down the field and do something at some point and his bet is weak.

If it was heads up should I still raise or let him bluff with overs if he has them?

Villain was 28/21/3 over 90 hands (dont know how many I had at this time though)

ticks · #2 08-27-2006, 09:37 AM

I dont mind the call preflop,
as to what other hands I would call... it depends [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

This is not really the flop you are looking for,
and with 4 other players in there it is a tricky/scary spot.
But you cant let the others draw cheaply, as you usually will have the best hand.
I very much doubt CO has AJ or KJ.
This looks like overs or a monster.
So thread carefully if anyone calls your raise.

HU, with no reads, I would also raise it.
But I would be more worried about being dominated.

Edit:
I would of course be more worried about being up against a better hand here than in a HU situation,
but I would be more worried about CO being tricky with a strong hand HU - as people tend to play more straighforward in big, multiway pots.