QQs, KKs, and past history

[jjshabado]

This hand I'm showing results because I'm more worried about my play in the second hand. Although I welcome comments on how I played this. I didn't cap preflop (which may have cost me this pot) do most people cap with QQ in this spot? (I occassionally give another player the opportunity to cap preflop because I feel that it gives good information on whether I'm facing KK or AA, but I don't know if that information is worth missing a bet sometimes). I was fairly new to the table and it didn't strike me as very aggressive.

When I got 3-bet on the flop I decided to go in call down mode folding if I felt someone made a flush (what happened), betting if I hit my Q, or betting if MP2 checked a non-spade, non-ace.

Party Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $1/$2
10 players
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Pre-flop: (10 players) Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls, <font color="#cc0000">UTG+1 raises</font>, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, 3 folds, BB calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (15.5SB, 5 players)
BB checks, UTG checks, UTG+1 checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Turn: 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (12.25BB, 3 players)
UTG checks, <font color="#cc0000">MP2 bets</font>, Hero calls, UTG calls.

River: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (15.25BB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">UTG bets</font>, MP2 calls, Hero folds.

Results:
Final pot: 17.25BB
UTG had 67 of spades and won.
MP2 had 77 (no spade obviously) and lost.


So this hand happened a bit later. BB is MP2 from first hand. So obviously I hate the A, but I don't want to fold KK to a guy that I have just seen extremely overplay a mid pocket pair. I raised the flop to try and knock out the CO and to see where I stood against him. On the turn and river I don't want to raise because he could have the ace, and I'm screwed then. I also don't think raising him again is going to get me any information since he seems to overplay middle pairs.

Party Poker
Limit Holdem Ring game
Limit: $1/$2
8 players
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Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is UTG with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, 3 folds, CO calls, 2 folds, <font color="#cc0000">BB 3-bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero caps</font>, CO calls, BB calls.

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (12.5SB, 3 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets</font>, <font color="#cc0000">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, BB calls.

Turn: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (8.25BB, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (10.25BB, 2 players)
<font color="#cc0000">BB bets</font>, Hero calls.

Results:
Final pot: 12.25BB