QQ, hand protection, and being the calling station

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We're talking about the "Two Overpair Hands" section, correct? In the hand they give, the board is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 7 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 3 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]. The first example is with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img](raise) and then T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (call) there's a lot more than 1 possible overcard there! (Though I'd still bet out because I suck [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] )

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Having seen this hand discussed before (and not owning SSHE)
was the 1010 example not a situation where there had already been a bet with some callers? Given that the pot equity in that situation is smaller than it will be if no overcard comes on the turn, it is correct to call as nobody who has called so far is going to fold to your raise. Assumng nothing too scary comes on the turn, you raise then as your pot equity is much better. In the present hand, there is a chance that you might fold out some of the opposition with a raise, and you have better equity than if you hold 1010. You shouldn't mind people with inferior hands calling, and if you improve your winning chances by getting some opponents to fold, so much the better. Therefore raising the flop seems to be the best course of action.