QQ in big pot

[jii]

Nothing special about this guy, only few hands with him. Just wondering that is there some clear line that should be taken here? Only thing that I can figure is that I'm behind very often.

Poker Room skin
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.25/$0.50
5 players
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Stack sizes:
UTG: $30.85
Hero: $52.05
Button: $49.95
SB: $54.80
BB: $28.85

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls $0.5, <font color="#cc3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, Button calls $2.5, SB folds, <font color="#cc3333">BB raises to $5.5</font>, UTG folds, Hero calls $3, Button calls $3.

Flop: 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($17.25, 3 players)
<font color="#cc3333">BB bets $10</font>...

[Martin Carlsson]

On the flop. Bet 7 (or maybe even 20$!)as a bluff.
Here is a word of advice. Never call preflop unless you have a drawing hand! If you think your QQ is good, then re-raise - if you think it is bad, then fold!

Cold calling is without doubt the biggest and most common mistake in any hold'em game!

Martin Carlsson

Btw. I usually play 10 handed so my advice may be wrong.

[jii]

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Never call preflop unless you have a drawing hand! If you think your QQ is good, then re-raise - if you think it is bad, then fold!

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Is the pre-flop call out of the 5/10 rule? BB's stack is too small for cold calling, but there is plenty in the pot already.

[Martin Carlsson]

What is the 5/10 rule??

[kolotoure]

Why would he re-raise with queens? I would be playing this for set value only

[Martin Carlsson]

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I would be playing this for set value only

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I would say that's too weak. If you had been playing against me for just 10 min. you would see why.(I'm usually very agressive)
In 10 handed this is not a terrible strategy(but not a good one either) but in 6-handed it is too weak - and you will bee blinded out.

Martin Carlsson

[jii]

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What is the 5/10 rule??

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See from SSNL FAQ. Basically it you can also figure it out your self. The odds of flopping a set or better are something like 1:8, so for 3$ investment you should get paid over 24$ on average. Here the opponent is committed to the pot, so it's very likely to be he's whole stack.

[dardo]

You have Q [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], play it as long as it's not very expensive.

A reraise can be AA,KK ... sometimes AK ... but sometimes TT,JJ or ... any other PP.

regards,

dardo