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QQ question
This occured early in my session, and since I play PokerStars, it wasn't part of my 200 hands I could request to look at, so bear with my memory.
I'm playing $25NL full-ring and I've only been at the table a half-orbit so no real reads on anyone. I'm in the SB and I get dealt QQ. UTG+1 raises it to 4xBB and gets called by MP1 and the button. Both UTG+1 and MP1 are shortstacked, something like $10, while the button is over $50; I still have near full stack, having just sat down. My question is: Should I just call the original raise, respecting both position and the later callers, or should I reraise? If call, how do I play if I flop as an overpair versus an A or K high flop? Playing QQ as overpair aggro could well run me into AA or KK because I made no attempt to figure out where I was, but playing passively (check-calling) seems like I could miss value from AK or TPTK. Conversely, if I were to reraise, it seems like I would have to reraise something like 3-5 times the original raise on account of the callers, but doing so both puts a lot of money in OOP and probably commits me if either shortstack calls the reraise, especially since their short stack status opens their 3-bets range beyond AA/KK. And what if the short stack comes back over the top (since a 4-5 reraise would put in half their stack, so they might as well just push if it was worth raising in the first place)? QQ is something I have trouble playing out of the blinds in a raise situation. JJ, especially with other callers, I am more than content to play for set value, but QQ seems too strong to play that passively yet not quite strong enough to face more heat if I get 3-bet. I suppose I could be comfortable folding to a 3-bet/push, but that seems weak-tight to me, since I see too many A-paint/JJ pushes to just throw QQ out the window. Any suggestions on how to play QQ both in and out of position to raises would be greatly appreciated. |
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