Need some advice on playing QQ on A-high flop
 

$10 NL Online MTT

75/150

LP ~3000
Hero ~4500

LP limps
Hero on button raises to 500 with QQ
SB+BB fold
LP calls

Pot=1025

Flop: A99 (2 Hearts)

LP bets 150

What is the most likely reason for players doing this? Holding a weak ace? Flush draw? Underpair?

Pot=1175

Hero raises to 600

Is this a fair raise to try and find out if Queens are good? It felt like a waste of chips because LP did this:

LP reraises (minimum) to 1050

Pot=2675

Here I thought about calling the 450 just to see if I could get lucky and hit a Q, but decided to get out and save as many chips as I could for later. Should I always call here?

Can anyone offer some analysis?

Cheers.

Re: Need some advice on playing QQ on A-high flop
 

I'd flat call the flop bet.
It could look to him like I am slowplaying, so the turn will put him to the test. If he bets again, I am done.

Re: Need some advice on playing QQ on A-high flop
 

You played it fine. I'd have probably reraised to about 800 because I don't want a weak ace to view my less than half pot bet reraise for weakness. If villain comes over the top I give him credit for a hand that beats me.

Re: Need some advice on playing QQ on A-high flop
 

Interesting hand. I would call as he is giving you pot odds to hit a Queen. This also tells him very little about your hand and he might read it as strentgh which could be used latter in the hand.

regards

Ross

Re: Need some advice on playing QQ on A-high flop
 

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he is giving you pot odds to hit a Queen.

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He is? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Please explain.