Hand from the 2+2 table, your move..?

[kgrad5]

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (5 handed)

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

Flop: (12 SB) J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">SB raises</font> ...


your move and why..

[dfscott]

I ran into almost this same hand today. It's tempting to slowplay this, however, I think I'd go ahead and raise it up. It looks like the SB might be on JJ, in which case you're not losing him. Hard to say what button has, but a big overpair isn't out of the question, which means he's likely headed for the turn at least.

The reason I'm a bit loathe to slowplay is because when I had this same hand tonight (only it was KK on a JKx flop), and I slowplayed it, just cold calling 2. A T came on the turn and an A on the river, and I lost to QQ.

[DeathDonkey]

Call and see what the button does. Best case scenario you get to C/R them both on the turn if the button is in control. If he shuts down and the SB leads the turn your not nearly as thrilled, but you must raise at that point anyway.

You flop g00T!

-DeathDonkey

[Nottom]

3-bet because a coldcall here should send up giant red warning flags to anybody at that table while a check 3-bet may not.

[btspider]

I like a flop bet better. The PF cap means a strong hand. Even AK would want to bet this flop to buy the button. The check is a warning signal, especially if followed up with a 3-bet.

I'd also put SB on AJ (likely) or AQ (less likely due to Hero's QQ) instead of JJ. I think SB check-raised to try to fold Hero's "AK". JJ would likely bet out hoping for the auto-raise behind. the check-raise seems to indicate a weaker holding than a flat out bet knowing a raise is likely with this board.

[kgrad5]

agreed, under normal circumstancesi would lead this and hope for action for sure, but i had been check raising the flop all night and people were playing back at me huge the surprise was the checkraise from the sb (who was easypete btw)

[flair1239]

Raise, because you have the nuts.

[btspider]

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the surprise was the checkraise from the sb (who was easypete btw)

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Mr Button Open-Limper? i'm not surprised at all [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[kgrad5]

hehe this was pre the open limp and he ruined my c/r plans

[easypete]

Fold pf.

Fold on the flop.