50NL - QQ this doesn't feel right

Willem · #1 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 from 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[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
2 folds, Hero raises to $2, 1 fold, SB calls $1.75, BB raises to $9, Hero calls $7, SB folds.

Flop: ($20) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $15, Hero raises to $41.75, BB calls $26.75.

Turn: ($103.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: ($103.50) K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: $103.50