QQ and 98o

[dana33]

In the following hand, did I display the proper level of aggression versus caution on each street? The 3-bet on the flop made me slow down and worry about AA or KK. Should it have? Or should I have kept firing away? (I had just sat down and had no specific read on the BB.)

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 calls, MP1 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP3 folds, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (25 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(6 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, CO folds, Button calls, SB calls, <font color="CC3333">BB 3-bets</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, Button calls, SB calls.

Turn: (20 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, Button calls, SB calls.

River: (25 BB) J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Final Pot: 29 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
BB shows Ac Kc (high card, ace).
UTG shows Ts Kd (one pair, tens).
Hero shows Qh Qd (one pair, queens).
Button shows Tc Kh (one pair, tens).
Outcome: Hero wins 29 BB. </font>


On the following hand, I jammed the flop because I figured I had the best hand, but that holding the bottom end of the straight made me vulnerable to someone with a K or A. Would just calling the flop raise with the intent to checkraise the turn have been better?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (7 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls, MP1 folds, MP2 calls, CO folds, Button folds, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, UTG calls, MP2 calls, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB folds, UTG calls, MP2 calls.

Turn: (7.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, MP2 calls.

River: (10.50 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

Results in white below: <font color="white">
Hero shows 8c 9s (straight, queen high).
MP2 shows Jd Ad (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins 12.50 BB. </font>