QQ Preflop w/ weirdos HELP!!

[TylerT]

Full Tilt Poker, $0.25/$0.50 NL Hold'em Cash Game, 5 Players
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Hero (UTG): $49
CO: $38.15
BTN: $48.75
SB: $19
BB: $77.85

Pre-Flop: Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dealt to Hero (UTG)
<font color="red">Hero raises to $1.75</font>, CO folds, <font color="red">BTN raises to $6</font>, SB calls $5.75, BB folds, <font color="red">Hero ???</font>

I think Captain Cold Call's range is fairly large. He had just sat down. Only like 100 hands or so on him and he was 25/4 ish. The The Reraiser's (20/12) range is like AT+ and bluffs I think. The reason I say AT+ is b/c my image was fairly LAG I would say. So, what line should I take? THANKS!

[members_only]

I think call and get it in on a good flop sounds like a good plan.

4-betting might be good here because of your image, because the pot is multi-way, and because you might let BTN or SB outdraw you on the flop if you just call. However, I think it will still result in you folding out all worse hands and value-stacking yourself against AA and KK.

Conversely, you are quite likely to get value out of your QQ on a good flop because you've been aggressive and your opponents might think you were making a move and call you down light. BTN may also c-bet quite a lot of hands. Previous 3-betting/4-betting history w/ button is important though. He's not 'playing back' at you just because you've raised it up and c-bet a bit.

[Profish2285]

If you think villain is good enough to realize how you have been playing and will adjust to that, then there is definitely an argument for 4 bet/shoving here. However, most villains at these levels are not paying attention like that so its hard to say. Against an unknown my default is to flat call and get it in on a good flop like the above poster said.

[whyzze]

QQ 3 way in a 3bet pot...I'm not happy about that. 4bet all day and get some dead money. Make it 20.

[Profish2285]

Whoops, didnt realize it was 3 way. Sorry, its been a long day already. Yea definitely 4 bet this.