How strong is this hand?

[sy_or_bust]

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. CO posts a blind of $0.25.
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, Hero calls, MP2 folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, CO (poster) folds, Button calls, SB calls, BB folds, Hero calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 8/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, J/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 folds, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls, Button calls.

OK, I flop top pair with a good kicker and a gutshot. The action seems to indicate straight draws playing against me, and possibly a made straight. I put this player on a pair plus an open-ended draw (i.e. 98s, T9s, J9s, etc.) at this point, but I was not super-confident with this, esp. considering advice on jamming flush draws.

Turn: (9.50 BB) 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, Button calls.

I fear a set or flush here, as well as the aforementioned made straight. I think, though, that it may be correct to raise here for information? My Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif must be encouraging in any case. But what to do on a 3-bet?

River: (12.50 BB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets</font>, Hero calls, Button folds.

Final Pot: 14.50 BB

[VBM]

fold preflop. QJs is marginally playable from MP (some might even argue this is a stretch) and QJo is almost unplayable vs a raise.

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fold preflop. QJs is marginally playable from MP (some might even argue this is a stretch) and QJo is almost unplayable vs a raise.

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QJs is definitely playable from MP. QJo is not. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Rob

[jskills]

I would have folded to the raise preflop.

I can't see a made straight after the flop, unless you really think SB could be playing Q9? More likely a 4 flush, open ended straight draw holding a KQ, T9 or a made two pair. Maybe he even had KJ?

I think a raise at the turn might not have hurt. If it's capped, you can check / call the river.

Just my opinion (and I'm not trying to be a jerk here), but you can avoid tough calls like this by not calling a raise preflop with a marginal hand like QJo.