I had QQ in the two following boards with very similar texture, both 3 bet pot, key difference is probably whether hero had position against the main villain.
£1/£2, 8 players, Saturday evening.
Hand 1
Hero had Q♣Q♠ at BB.
UTG opened to £8.
UTG +1 called.
UTG +2 called.
Folded to hero, and hero 3 bet to £65.
Hero was the effective stack of around £600.
UTG tanked for a while then called.
Other players folded so heads-up to the flop.
Flop was 9♣9
5♣
Hero downbet £35 into a pot of £147.
(Understanding the bet size was perhaps illogically small, I had to say at that moment my 6th sense was playing up.)
Villain raised to £100, hero called.
Turn was T
Hero checked,
Villain bet £150, hero's remaining stack was around £435. Hero?
Some reads on this villain (let's call him V1):
- First time playing at the same table.
- V1 was at least a good reg, or perhaps a for-profit player.
- V1 sat on my direct left, and once on a monotone 678 flop and I was not in the hand, he checked from early position, and after MP's bet and LP's raise, V1 folded his 9T immediately and showed them to me before he folded.
Hand 2
Hero had Q♠Q
at the button.
UTG folded.
UTG +1 limped (effective stack in this pot, around £200),
UTG +2 raised to £10.
Folded to hero, hero 3-bet to £35.
SB called.
limper called.
Initial raiser tanked a few seconds, then he chipped in. We were 4 way to see the flop (£140)
Flop was 7♣7♠T
All checked to hero, hero bet £55.
SB and limper folded, UTG+2 called.
Heads up to the turn (£250).
Turn was 5♣
Villain checked,
Hero bet £90 with £130 behind.
Villain jammed (he covers me). Hero?
Reads on this villain (v2):
Good rec, playing 1/w weekend evening. 40ish white guy. Tight. Not particularly aggressive.
What should I do on the turn in these two hands, and any suggestions on other streets are welcome as well!