Re: QQ in CO early in a $33 RESULTS
Once the blinds are higher, especially when there are antes and each call is costing more, I don't mind QQ 3-ways, because i have a better read on my opponents and their possible holdings.
However, early in tournies I find it true that unless you can isolate and dominate preflop, big hands like QQ-AA, AK are VERY susceptible to getting busted by unlikely culprits when only raised to 70. I raise to 5-6x BB early with these types, hoping to isolate.
I might be kind of results oriented here because in my last tourney I did almost the exact same thing with Aces trying to be tricky and got busted by 7-3 suited on a 9-7-3 flop. With folks only calling off a tiny portion of their stacks, it's +EV to make these calls PF as long as we keep paying them off. That's why I really would rather have 5-6suited in position, early in a tourney than QQ in position, early in the tourney. I don't have statistical info to back it up, I just am basing this on a limited 6 months of experience.
But there are my two cents.
Brad
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