NL10 - QQ flopped monster

[Chxdgt]

Villain is 66/21/0.8 after about ~50 hands. Obviously he's running hot... his WTS/WAS is about 40%/75%.

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

MP: $3.90
CO: $5
BTN: $34.70
SB: $9.40
Hero (BB): $9.90
UTG: $1.45

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, MP calls $0.10, CO folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $0.40</font>, SB folds, Hero calls $0.30, MP calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.25) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1</font>, MP folds, BTN calls $1

Turn: ($3.25) T (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets ??</font>

Is it better to bet small here... say around $1.50 to $2 to try to trap, or should I just keep firing? The board is pretty dry, but there is a heart-draw out... should I be concerned about protecting my hand here?

[Khaos4k]

Re-raise pre-flop. You are well ahead of villain's range, and he's so passive post-flop that you will know if your pair of queens is good or not.

On the turn bet $3. You want to build a big pot and protect against flush draws. A $3 bet lets you bet $5-$9 on the river while a $1.50 bet only lets you bet $3-$6. Big difference.

[oh well...]

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Re-raise pre-flop. You are well ahead of villain's range, and he's so passive post-flop that you will know if your pair of queens is good or not.

On the turn bet $3. You want to build a big pot and protect against flush draws. A $3 bet lets you bet $5-$9 on the river while a $1.50 bet only lets you bet $3-$6. Big difference.

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Listen to this guy. At micro you want to play your sets aggressively always. Make normal 3/4-full pot sized bets on all streets is a default line.

[Chxdgt]

Here's the rest of the hand...

Poker Stars, $0.05/$0.10 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 6 Players
LegoPoker Hand History Converter

MP: $3.90
CO: $5
BTN: $34.70
SB: $9.40
Hero (BB): $9.90
UTG: $1.45

Pre-Flop: Q Q dealt to Hero (BB)
UTG folds, MP calls $0.10, CO folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $0.40</font>, SB folds, Hero calls $0.30, MP calls $0.30

Flop: ($1.25) 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (3 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $1</font>, MP folds, BTN calls $1

Turn: ($3.25) T (2 Players)
<font color="red">Hero bets $3</font>, BTN folds

Results: $3.25 Pot ($0.15 Rake)
Hero mucked Q Q and WON $3.10 (+$1.70 NET)

Villain insta-folded after my turn bet. After the fact I wondered if a smaller bet might have gotten more action. Happy to see that it looks like I was on the right track all along.

Khaos4k: I agree that 3betting (or rather the lack of it) is a leak of mine. I'll start keeping my eyes open for 3betting opportunities.