Stars 16 QQ against minraise and 3 callers

[Guthrie]

First hand, so no reads and no stats.

Raise or push? Surely calling is not an option.

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UTG (t1500)
UTG+1 (t1500)
MP1 (t1500)
MP2 (t1500)
MP3 (t1500)
Hero (t1500)
Button (t1500)
SB (t1500)
BB (t1500)

Preflop: Hero is in CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
<font color="red">UTG raises to t40</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, MP1 calls t40, MP2 calls t40, MP3 calls t40, Hero ?

[DeuceSeven]

Reraise to 160ish ldo.

[chuckpalms04]

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Reraise to 160ish ldo.

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[Little John]

reraising to 160 is not enough, it is gonna create all sorts of problems for you. you do not want to see a flop with QQ 6 handed. i think 240 will get the job done of both building a pot and thinning out the field a bit.

[chuckpalms04]

wow i didn't see all those calls i thought maybe 2 calls.. i agree w/LJ now

[Shillx]

Are we allowed to call? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Also what's the plan against a push if we make it say t220?

[ymu]

Yeah - has to be 230ish - there's 230 in the pot when you call the 40. 270 is pot-sized, but a bit less will do the job and help with pot control.

[ymu]

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Are we allowed to call? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Also what's the plan against a push if we make it say t220?

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Good question.

I often call with JJ here, but with QQ I suppose I raise because
- there are a lot more flops I will like with QQ
- I'm more likely to win unimproved against one opponent
- I want a lot of money and not many opponents in on the flop

If a raise gets it HU with 1/3 of the pot contributed by the folders, that's got to be a good thing. I'd be very happy to call a push. EP minraises don't mean anything here.