NLTRN - QQ vs. calling station....

[octaveshift]

Villain had called every preflop raise up until this point, hence the larger than normal raise. Still early in the game, but post flop he had been playing loose passive.

How do you handle the flop?

Full Tilt Poker Game #2731448974: $5 + $0.25 Heads Up Sit & Go (20825291),
Table 1 - 15/30 - No Limit Hold'em - 19:28:48 ET - 2007/06/21
Seat 1: honkinthehorn (1,485)
Seat 2: octaveshift (1,515)
honkinthehorn posts the small blind of 15
octaveshift posts the big blind of 30
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to octaveshift Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
honkinthehorn calls 15
octaveshift raises to 150
honkinthehorn calls 120
*** FLOP *** 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
octaveshift has 15 seconds left to act
octaveshift bets 250
honkinthehorn raises to 1,335, and is all in
octaveshift ????

[Kharlog]

Depends how passive you think the opponent is. At least he seems like a bad player so he might shove here with weird hands. That makes me inclined towards calling. If he is really passive then folding is correct.

[ChicagoRy]

Easy call IMO, generally the lower the buyin for this type of hand the easier the call.

Though I still think you're ahead at every level I've played generally on this board.

[octaveshift]

I called.

My main issue is it's tough to put the guy on a hand.

I mean, these call donkeys will show any 2 cards in this spot... J4, J9, 44 are all easily within his range. I just wonder if, in the long term, I am ahead more than I am behind.

Tough to make a blanket generalization like that, I know.

[ChicagoRy]

Put him on a range, not a hand.

You're definitely ahead of the range there. 60-40 I'd imagine.

[jon7alt88]

i vote call, i play these lower buy in NLTRNY and ur usually way ahead of his range of hands here people will make this shove with much less than top pair.

[HokieGreg]

If this wasn't such a draw-heavy board I would be a little more concerned about calling (although I still would). In a 5+.25 his range is going to be pretty wide.

[SeanBateman]

i auto call. its too early to get a specific read (although i'd assume that your average opponent at this level is medically considered braindead), so do what chicago said and put him on a range.

he pushes here with a lot of hands you beat. also, the hands that beat he won't push with quite as much.

[ThePhenom919]

I can't believe people ask about stuff like this.

[gcaash]

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he pushes here with a lot of hands you beat. also, the hands that beat he won't push with quite as much.

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