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NL 10 6 max- QQ in the SB NL 10 6 max- QQ in the SB

10-05-2009 , 07:50 AM
Is this ok? I have posted another hand with KK in SB because I am not sure exactly how to handle big pairs in the SB facing a raise.
Poker Stars $0.05/$0.10 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players
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BTN: $16.95
SB: $10.05
Hero (BB): $10.35
UTG: $12.95
MP: $9.40
CO: $8.95

Pre Flop: ($0.15) Hero is BB with Q Q
UTG raises to $0.40, 4 folds, Hero raises to $1.10, UTG calls $0.70

Flop: ($2.25) 9 K 2 (2 players)
Hero bets $1.50, UTG raises to $3, Hero calls $1.50

Turn: ($8.25) 8 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks

River: ($8.25) T (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks
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10-05-2009 , 08:21 AM
Hard to say without knowing how tight or loose villain is, however I think if you are calling the raise on the flop, then you have to push on the turn. You've got less than a pot sized bet left on the turn, and you've committed yourself by calling the flop raise.
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10-05-2009 , 08:24 AM
i raise a little bit bigger pre. i dont cbet the board, i know it turns our hand face up but at this level i think thats ok. any reads on villian?
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10-05-2009 , 08:27 AM
preflop: your raising is a bit small, i'd make it $1.40, because:
1) you're out of position,
2) you have a strong hand, you want to charge him
3) making the pot to stack ratio smaller (reducing implied odds for him with setmining / suited connectors or whatever).

On this dry flop, i'd check and let him bet - we're way ahead or way behind, so no sense in betting ourselves. He might put in some money now with bluffs. When he checks behind, we can vbet turn+river. When he bets, we can call, reeval turn and try to get to showdown as cheap as possible.


edit: btw, as played, and seeing him minraise flop, and then check behind on turn+river: thats a note on him, either he minraises as bluff, or he's not vbetting thin
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10-05-2009 , 09:09 AM
Well, he was kind of new to the table- 12 hands or so, so I didn't really have any reads.

@ HPC: Could you explain why we must shove the turn because I am not sure I understand. I don't see too many worse hands calling, so is it a good idea to turn QQ into a bluff here?
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