QQ on the bubble

Tuesday · #1 07-07-2004, 01:33 AM

UB 6-max down to three. All players have 2000. Blinds 75/150. Hero in SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]. Button limps I make it 750 to go. BB folds and button goes all-in. Does this scream AA? I find this to be a common way to play AA late in the game. Easy fold?

BradleyT · #2 07-07-2004, 01:58 AM

Nah he doesn't have AA. He has anything from 99-AQo.

SnakeRat · #3 07-07-2004, 05:06 AM

I think his holdings go even lower than that without a good read.

Easy call, sometimes he will have AA,KK, mostly he wont..

2planka · #4 07-07-2004, 09:26 AM

I would push this preflop on the bubble every time.

How was the opponent playing? Was he stealing a lot? What type of hands was he showing down? Good player? poor player? tricky?

What was your table image? Did he have a read on you?

Without answers to these, I can't really advise other than to say QQ on the bubble is an easy all-in preflop for me.

Sam T. · #5 07-07-2004, 09:32 AM

Push pre-flop. Do you really want someone with an ace to call?

BradleyT · #6 07-07-2004, 10:00 AM

Yeah I thought about that after I went to bed. Most likely he has 22-88 because he didn't raise PF and I don't put this opponent on being "tricky" and trying to limp re-raise aces.

Tuesday · #7 07-07-2004, 10:50 AM

The player on the button actually saw very little flops all tourney and had showed only strong hands, pretty straight forward tight/aggressive player. The texture of the bubble play on UB feels like everyone is playing for their last $5. Anyways, I think I should have pushed with the blinds so high...He sensed weakness and it paid off for him. He showed 88 after I showed my queens. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]