QQ Hand

[jeffraider]

First few hands of a $22. What do you think of all streets?

Seat 2 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: frankmauro ( $650 )
Seat 3: Neltar ( $945 )
Seat 4: solnyshko20 ( $770 )
Seat 7: Dangerously ( $585 )
Seat 8: brat1969 ( $800 )
Seat 9: CADMANN ( $680 )
Seat 5: squeegedude ( $800 )
Seat 10: jimmykorn ( $945 )
Seat 6: allycatphat ( $1065 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $760 )
Trny:14395522 Level:1
Blinds(10/15)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Qd Qs ]
squeegedude calls [15].
allycatphat calls [15].
Dangerously folds.
brat1969 folds.
CADMANN calls [15].
>You have options at Table 13880 Table!.
jimmykorn raises [30].
frankmauro folds.
HERO raises [120].
Neltar folds.
solnyshko20 folds.
squeegedude folds.
allycatphat folds.
CADMANN calls [105].
jimmykorn calls [90].
** Dealing Flop ** [ Ah, Jc, 5c ]
CADMANN checks.
jimmykorn checks.
HERO checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ Tc ]
CADMANN bets [70].
jimmykorn folds.
HERO calls [70].
** Dealing River ** [ 8h ]
CADMANN checks.
HERO checks.

[cortjstr]

i believe that if you raise pre-flop and an Ace falls on the flop you MUST bet...especially if it is checked around to you. By not betting you're telling everybody at the table you have no Ace. Fire a nice size bet at pot...maybe 1/2 or 3/4 of the pot size and see what happens. If you get called try to get through the rest of the hand cheaply...ie. check everything that is checked to you ...if your flop bet is check/raised...then run! (You really don't want to let someone catch a straight or flush on a flop like this)

[jeffraider]

Well I'd certainly fire off a continuation bet here if I was heads up, but against two callers I just felt it was too likely that I would be wasting chips. I mean, I'm not getting anyone with an ace to fold at the $22s. Is a continuation bet a good idea here with two callers?

Here's a similar hand I just played:

Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 9
Seat 1: CheckIRaise ( $1140 )
Seat 3: chronic2005 ( $920 )
Seat 5: drpedro ( $830 )
Seat 4: jasonruger ( $1865 )
Seat 2: HERO ( $745 )
Seat 6: letitride21 ( $755 )
Seat 8: Cpt_Nabeta ( $540 )
Seat 7: pjhneh ( $960 )
Seat 9: davidleepric ( $245 )
Trny:14397092 Level:2
Blinds(15/30)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [ Qh Qs ]
jasonruger calls [30].
drpedro folds.
letitride21 folds.
pjhneh folds.
Cpt_Nabeta calls [30].
davidleepric folds.
CheckIRaise calls [30].
HERO raises [135].
chronic2005 folds.
jasonruger calls [120].
Cpt_Nabeta calls [120].
CheckIRaise folds.
** Dealing Flop ** [ Kc, Js, Ad ]
HERO checks.
jasonruger checks.
Cpt_Nabeta checks.
** Dealing Turn ** [ 3s ]
HERO checks.
jasonruger bets [350].
Cpt_Nabeta calls [350].
HERO folds.

[YourFoxyGrandma]

If I were first to act, I'd check, but with your position I think I almost always bet, 1/2 the pot or so. Proceed with caution from there, assuming you don't take it down.