QQ problem

[mittman84]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

Button ($86.40)
SB ($100)
BB ($48.25)
UTG ($38.75)
Hero ($23.75)
UTG+2 ($83.22)
MP1 ($50.85)
MP2 ($31.05)
MP3 ($49.75)
CO ($50)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q/images/graemlins/heart.gif, Q/images/graemlins/club.gif. SB posts a blind of $0.25. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, UTG+2 calls $1.50, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">BB raises to $3.5</font>, Hero calls $2.50, UTG+2 calls $2.50.

Flop: ($12.75) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, T/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 8/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">BB bets $9</font>, Hero ???
Bought in for $25 (I like starting with a short stack early) and have played about ten hands at the table and have no previous record of the BB in PT. I put him on TT+ AK, pre flop (good range? or am I giving him too much credit, he hasnt done anything out of the ordinary so far) What it your move v. an unknown on the flop?

[xorbie]

You have QQ, &lt;50BB and got 10%+ of your stack in PF. You have to push, although if he calls you're hand is often not good.

[mittman84]

so you think by calling I am pretty much comitting myself after the flop unless an A or K hits?

[ryanghall]

You're probably beat here but if you're gonna play the half-stack game you probably should be pushing QQ pretty hard.

Your biggest mistake is your small raise preflop. Raise more.

Ryan

[wdeadwyler]

Why can't he fold here? Is villain gonna fire this flop this hard w/ AK. Maybe, probably not. I think hero is not good here very often. Frankly, If im shortstacked like hero Im jamming it up UTG, 3 betting, and getting the rest in on any flop.

[TexArcher]

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Your biggest mistake is your small raise preflop. Raise more.

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Agreed.

[mittman84]

3x BB isnt big enough from UTG+1? what do you sugest 4-5x bb?

few reasons why in a .25/.5 NL game, I would raise 4-5x BB with QQ from UTG position...

1 is you have to protect your position, you are in early position, which is no good, so your ideal goal should be to get heads up..
2 is you have QQ, definitely a premium hand, however, two overs makes QQ out of position a very vulnerable hand
3 is people in the lower Small Stakes NL games will call 3x BB with crap. Make them pay to get in with their crap.