Have seen villain in this hand in top 5 of several of these type tourn.
Stats: 11/11/20 over 19 hands.

Villain has seen Hero relatively active on the table:

Villain has seen Hero 3bet out of SB buttons raise, BB called, Button called, Hero Cbet flop 1/3 pot and c/f the turn when BB bets/button shoves.

Villain has seen Hero raise PF in 4 out of 17 hands and either take down pre or post with Cbet.

Villain has seen Hero raise SB v BB with 86s, cbet Q65 flop, VB turn 4 and check river when Ace hits.


888 Poker - $200+$15|30/60 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

MP: 4,875
CO: 3,645
BTN: 5,235
SB: 3,768
BB: 8,526
Hero (UTG): 7,019

SB posts SB 30, BB posts BB 60

Pre Flop: (pot: 90) Hero has Q Q

Hero raises to 180, fold, fold, BTN calls 180, fold, fold

Flop: (450, 2 players) J 4 3
Hero bets 225, BTN raises to 540, Hero

Are you clicking it back here or calling? If raising, how much?

I reviewed the HH and am torn between just calling and c/r turn or just raise here based on table dynamic.

I would call, but not too quickly.

I like raising again. If he's got a TT-55, he's probably going to check it back to you on the turn if you just call the flop raise. Only AJ / KJ will feel comfortable enough to keep betting if you bet / call the flop. If he's bluffing, which it looks like he is as the board is so dry, you probably won't get much out of him. Dwell a bit, then click it back to him. Table dynamic plays into your hands here, I like your play.

how do u feel about stacking off 100+bbs here?

Call. Stacks are deep so no need to bloat the pot in this spot imo

not a solid plan

87bb eff. but still not loving it so I dislike a click back and prob fold to the 3rd/river barrel only. I can see plenty of J's and the rare 99 or w/e firing turn after flop is called but Imo few villains bet worse than AJ on river and on this board I doubt most people chk/r and fire all streets w enough bluffs to make us want to bluffcatch

it doesn't matter, villain was bluffing anyway, but imo the rr is good

Just call. If he has air we want him to continue firing and he cant do that for us if we raise.