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Should a hand such as Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]3 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] in the big blind should also call one bet in a raised pot? Or does the poor position reduce the hand's strength enough to make it a fold?

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Well, who raised? UTG? The button? Or in between?

What kind of player is the raiser? Tight? Maniacal? Average?

How many people have called the raise?

How many limpers still face the raise, and have the option to reraise?

In the right situation, Q3s is a call. In the wrong situation, it is a fold.

For example, if a tight UTG player raised, and it was folded to me in the BB, and I had Q3s, I would fold. I would be isolated out of position with a poor hand against what rates to be an excellent hand.

The opposite extreme: A maniac open raises, and 4 people call (including the SB). I get to close the action. It costs me 1 small bet, and there is 11 small bets in the pot. This is a clear call with Q3s (or any suited hand).

Most situations are in between these two extremes, and you'll have to use your judgment on whether Q3s is worth calling one more bet. Generally speaking, you are going to need at least 7:1 pot odds or better to call a suited hand with no straight potential in the BB for "one more bet".