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Originally Posted by jpgiro
I really think this is a range construction and strategy question. How are we playing these 25BB spots when facing an open? Are we always just 3bet shoving/folding? Do we have a strategy that contains some flats and/or some non-shove 3-bets? I think those factors really dictate where QJs would fit into your overall strategy here.
I use the 25% - 30% rule for my own play.
1) If my typical 3 bet sizing is less then 25% of the effective stack, I use the smaller sizing.
2) If my typical 3 bet sizing falls between 25% and 30%, I can either choose the smaller sizing or shove based on a hand to hand analysis.
3) If my typical 3 bet sizing is 30% or more of the effective stack, I shove.
Granted, there is always exceptions to these, but this covers I think about 95% of the situations.
Here to a min-raise, my typical 3 bet sizing would be to about 4.5BBs, which is 18% of the effective stack, so I would choose the smaller 3 bet with my range.
The OP 3 bet to 6BBs which represents about 24% of the effective stack, so he is reaching the point of small bet or shove choice. But it is still outside, so I would use the 6BBs instead of shoving.