Re: All-in with QQ
Many times when you are shortstacked in the blinds, you will face a raise from a late position player. You have 3 options: folding, calling, or raising. A lot of times, you have a decent enough hand that you feel comfortable going all in. However, if you move all in, and it is not a lot more for the LP player to call, he will almost certainly call your all in. In this case, Greg (Fossilman) recommends just calling the raise, and betting all in on any flop. This may get him to fold a hand that beats you, and if not, you were going all in anyway, so you can't be worse off.
Example:
You have A9o in the BB with a stack of 3700. Blinds are 400/800. A big stack min raises to 1600 (he has 88). If you go all in, he will almost certainly call. You go for the stop-n-go, and just call. The flop comes KQ7. You bet all-in and he folds. You have just won the hand, even though you were behind. This may not happen often, but even once and you stay in the tournament. By the way, in this situation, you may want to fold A9o, but do this play with AJo.
In this situation, if the flop is AQ7, you probably should check, since your opponent may then bet all in and you can call. If you bet all-in here, he will certainly not fold a hand beats you, so you would rather get him to bet all-in with a hand that you beat.
I believe this concept is explained in Tournament Poker for Advanced Players. If you are serious about tournament play, this book will be very helpful.
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