QQ - a problematic hand

[raccon]

Hand 1:
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif.
UTG folds, UTG+1 calls, UTG+2 folds, MP1 calls, MP2 folds, MP3 calls, CO folds, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB calls, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, J/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls, MP1 calls, MP3 calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, MP1 folds, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

River: (13 BB) 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, MP3 calls, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 16 BB

Hand 2:
Party Poker 1/2 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (10.50 SB) Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, 6/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 folds, <font color="CC3333">CO raises</font>, BB calls, UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO calls, BB calls.

Turn: (9.75 BB) 5/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, BB calls.

River: (12.75 BB) K/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO calls, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">BB caps</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 21.75 BB

[davelin]

Hand 1 - A 3-bet on the turn may be in order depending on your read. It is worrisome that UTG+1 becomes aggressive after you've shown nothing but aggression so calling down is fine.

Hand 2 - Tough break but what can you do?

[Slick Al]

Hand 1 - I'd three bet the turn here, but that may be overagressive. Don't know the read but this could be anything from AJ hoping you're on overs to a set.

Hand 2 - looks good to me, I'd put BB on KQ, K9d, where he thinks rivered two pair may be good. If he has the straight or KK, those are the breaks.

Al

[DMBFan23]

I like both of these hands, although in hand 1 it might help to have a read. against an unknown at the rockish 1/2, it's call down time when I get raised on the turn. You lost all the money you could in hand 2, so that was well played.

[PokerIsLife]

hand 1 - Looks fine.

hand 2 - I might just bet/call the river without a read on this guy.

[prrthd]

Hand #1 - As most have said 3-bet the turn and call if he caps. If he does cap i would probably check/call the river.

Hand #2 - The check raise on the river is scary so I would probably just call instead of 3-betting. Looks like he just completed his OESD.

Edit: Hmmm he may have a KQ also and just hit two pair, tough one.

[meep_42]

KQ is much less likely for 2 reasons:
1. He didn't bet or raise the flop.
2. There is only 1 queen left in the deck.

BB's play is consistent with JT, so bet/call is probably best with no reads.

-d