Two QQ hands at NL25: Is this pot control?

[Nick C]

I have all of 13 hands on Villain, and most of them took place after the posted one, so let's call him an unknown (because that's what he is).


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

CO ($4.40)
Button ($24.40)
SB ($4.75)
BB ($20.49)
UTG ($35.86)
UTG+1 ($24.25)
MP1 ($45.35)
MP2 ($24.65)
Hero ($45.69)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $1.75</font>, Hero calls $0.75.

<font color="#0000FF">Well, fine, I don't know what that min/3-bet means. Let's see a flop and then I'll decide what I think of my hand.</font>

Flop: ($3.60) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

<font color="#0000FF">Not my first choice . . .</font>

BB checks, Hero checks.

<font color="#0000FF">Am I getting trapped?</font>

Turn: ($3.60) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, Hero checks.

<font color="#0000FF">Am I still getting trapped?</font>

River: ($3.60) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $3.77</font>, Hero calls $3.77.

<font color="#0000FF">All right, I guess I can call, after all of that inactivity.</font>

Final Pot: $11.14


Villain in this hand is 11/8/1 after 102. I think my play here is basically standard, but we'll see.


Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($10.35)
MP2 ($22.90)
MP3 ($4.10)
CO ($23.80)
Button ($8.65)
SB ($25.40)
BB ($25.50)
UTG ($25.60)
UTG+1 ($29.70)
Hero ($53.51)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.10.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls $1, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>.

Flop: ($2.35) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

<font color="#0000FF">Again, it's not the flop I was hoping for, but oh well.</font>

<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $2</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to $4</font>, Hero folds.

<font color="#0000FF">I made a decent-sized bet and couldn't see how I could continue against the min-raise -- against this player or against most NL25 players.

Anyway, if I had even gotten called, I probably wasn't going to make it to showdown. I wasn't planning to bet again UI.</font>

Final Pot: $8.35


Thoughts?

[Keys Myaths]

Both hands are the same way I'd play it.