TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

Hands like this make me kinda sick to the stomach. Cause for one, it confuses me, and two, I feel I am doing the wrong thing each time the situation comes up.

Villian : 27 / 3 / 1.5 (after 33 hands) not much of a real read on him at the time.

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Preflop: Hero is MP1 with T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $3.
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, CO (poster) calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>.

Flop: (7 SB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, CO folds, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero ? </font>

Recently I feel that my major leaks are playing my 88-JJ incorrectly, and well, playing QJo for any reason as it, and QTo are the biggest losing hands in after 10k+ hands.

Anyone care to offer advice as to how to proceed wit hthe above hand? Also if people could post some QJ hands that are played properly so i can have a look as to what exactly im doing wrong with it, would be great.

Re: TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

This hand is not tricky because you actually have a very good flop for your hand. you hold two stoppers to the only draw out there, and you're realistically only toast to a Q right now.

Your two options here are to 3-bet or to call. You are getting good odds to continue to the turn where you should re-evaluate. You're also raising UTG and a three-bet could signal strength make your opponent to slow down on later streets.

I would 3-bet here normally, hoping to turn a nice card (8,T,K,J) and take a free card. depending on my opponent I may also bet the turn, but as you stated, you have no reads.

I think raising has the best overall value, and calling here is the second best option. Folding I would say is mostly out of the question.

Re: TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

3bet. A lot of villains are going to bet this flop. They know there is a good chance you dont have a 9. If he caps, I would think there is a good chance he has the 9 or Q. Then you can re evaluate on the turn.

Re: TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

Give me a realistic range of hands we are ahead of here, it i think the list is rather small.

Re: TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

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Give me a realistic range of hands we are ahead of here, it i think the list is rather small.

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22-88, JT, KJ,AK,AJ, and T8.

What hands can we put the SB on in this case with the info provided?

Re: TT seems to be trouble sometimes...
 

Call down. We'll get good value out of his bluffs, lose the minimum if he has it. Being heads up is the key to this.