interesting QQ hand

amoeba · #1 03-31-2006, 04:41 AM

pseudo playalong hand. button is fairly tag but likely capable of moves. reraise range fairly narrow but probably capable of light reraises. UTG has been raising fairly often but needs a big hand to go to war postflop.

Hero is dealt Q [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the sb.

RAISE UTG, $6
RAISE Button , $24
CALL HERO, $23
FOLD BB
FOLD UTG

flop (pot $56)
9 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

hero checks
button bets $35

hero has $200, villain has hero covered.

luckychewy · #2 03-31-2006, 04:46 AM

I hate preflop, cold calling two raises OOP seems suicidal to me. As played call and decide on the turn what to do, or try a minraise. I don't remember the last time I minraised but here doesn't seem like a bad idea at all.

mbburch · #3 03-31-2006, 04:50 AM

Is this 6-handed or 10-handed? Preflop, QQ is good at a 6-handed table 95.5% of the time but only 92.1% a full ring table.

Any PT stats on the button?

Problem here is that you have very few reraising hands beat: AK/AQ/TT and you're only a coin flip to [Ad Kd]. Finding out what he's got could be expensive. I think calling and checking the turn in the dark is probably the best option. If he fires again you're probably beat. I guess a more aggo option would be a CR to about $90 and fold to an all-in.

amoeba · #4 03-31-2006, 04:53 AM

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Is this 6-handed or 10-handed? Preflop, QQ is good at a 6-handed table 95.5% of the time but only 92.1% a full ring table.

Any PT stats on the button?

Problem here is that you have very few reraising hands beat: AK/AQ/TT and you're only a coin flip to [Ad Kd]. Finding out what he's got could be expensive. I think calling and checking the turn in the dark is probably the best option. If he fires again you're probably beat. I guess a more aggo option would be a CR to about $90 and fold to an all-in.

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hes about 24/13.

xcrack999 · #5 03-31-2006, 04:54 AM

I would stop-and-go. I like cold calling preflop. Reraising there is just suicidal I think.

DJ Sensei · #6 03-31-2006, 04:55 AM

C-R here suuuucks, you're either committing your stack or throwing 90 down the drain if he comes over the top. and he'll only call when he's ahead.

I prefer a call given your check. You can pick up some outs if you need them, and he'll often check behind the turn with naked AK/AQ. If you hit a turn like T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], you may be able to blow AA/KK off their hand. Lets call and see what happens.

amoeba · #7 03-31-2006, 05:05 AM

hero calls $35

turn : A [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]

for 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($126)
board

hero has $140 left, villain covers.

hero checks, villain bets $105

hero folds, correct?

is there anything along the way that would lead us to believe villain is on air?

Kilillan · #8 03-31-2006, 05:09 AM

Lead the flop. Check/raising blows because it'll be hard to get away if you're 3-bet. And you certainly don't like to get 3-bet in this situation.

mbburch · #9 03-31-2006, 05:17 AM

Given that turn card, I don't think you can push him off anything now except KK without Kd. Representing a flush would be very difficult since you would have had to call a large reraise preflop with [Kd Qd] or worse.

I think you check the turn and see if he slows down.

amoeba · #10 03-31-2006, 05:29 AM

updated.

anybody lead the turn? stack sizes kind of awkward for it though.