QQ on a paired board versus short stack

[tbaarslag]

No hard info on villain, note his stack though.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed)

UTG ($67.70)
MP ($17.90)
Hero ($65.20)
Button ($93.15)
SB ($99.00)
BB ($98.50)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $1, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $4.5</font>, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, MP calls $3.50.

Flop: ($10.50) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($10.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $10.5</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $42</font>, MP calls $2.90 (All-In).

Two questions:

1. Does anyone like the flop check? (Make him call us more lightly later, every hand we beat will fold. Same rationale as KK on a Axx board.)

2. Must we have the discipline to fold to the turn bet?

Thanks!

[MyTurn2Raise]

Flop check is great

really, only an ace can hurt you falling on the turn
and you induce money out of smaller pairs


Turn is easy call (raise since he has so little)
You are good &gt;55% v Villain range (a limp-call screams lower pocket pair here)