Winning Poker Network (Yatahay) - 1,500/3,000 NL (8 max) - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 15.98 BB (VPIP: 18.29, PFR: 13.58, 3Bet Preflop: 6.90, Hands: 83)
BTN: 54.96 BB (VPIP: 20.37, PFR: 15.17, 3Bet Preflop: 5.00, Hands: 216)
Hero (SB): 31.07 BB
BB: 64.18 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 19)
UTG: 38.68 BB (VPIP: 24.00, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 4.35, Hands: 53)
UTG+1: 25.38 BB (VPIP: 33.33, PFR: 33.33, 3Bet Preflop: 33.33, Hands: 6)
MP: 35.25 BB (VPIP: 26.09, PFR: 17.39, 3Bet Preflop: 4.55, Hands: 70)
MP+1: 22.79 BB (VPIP: 21.05, PFR: 12.00, 3Bet Preflop: 5.41, Hands: 76)

8 players post ante of 0 BB, Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 2.3 BB) Hero has Q T

fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, BTN raises to 2.17 BB, Hero raises to 5 BB, fold, BTN calls 2.83 BB

Flop: (11.8 BB, 2 players) 9 8 6
Hero bets 4 BB, BTN raises to 49.86 BB and is all-in, Hero ???

Please ignore the small 3bet size, I meant to make it 5.5-6bb. 3betting QTo in sb is not my standard play, but what range do we give villian here and do we have enough equity to call? If we bet/fold as played is it better to check/call to strengthen our check/calling range.

We are around 15-50 in the streak so there isn't huge ICM pressures atm. given 1-8 gets cash and the rest get a 265$ ticket.

Fold preflop.
Even if V is otb, his stats on 216 hands seem pretty solid.
You rather 3b with suited broadways and connectors rather than with off suited combos.
Once you failed at sizing correctly your 3b, just let it go.
You failed at sizing, which must have been noticed by V.
cbet bigger
Trying to go for a cbet that small isnt accomplishing much and aggro V might 3bet shove with pair + draw or even only with a draw.
When you get jammed on, just fold and live to fight an other day.

If he ever has JTo or Q7s/J7s folding is punting EV.

I would play QQ+ AKdd the same way if that's any consolation.

we only need like 33-34% equity to call. so it's pretty damn close. We have 30% even if he doesn't shove JTo, Q7/J7

BU vs SB even 5.5-6bb like you said you wanted to 3b is way too small. Yes, because of your pre sizing his range is going to be very wide going to the flop but it seems super ambitious to call off a 30bb stack with Q high and plenty of potentially dirty outs.

Given streak payout structure, I think it's a call. Double up here puts you in a decent position to make a run at the final table.