Preflop Play of QJo

[M.B.E.]

I would call. In this type of game, when the flop comes queen- or jack-high your QJ will be good often enough to get positive expectation. That's my current belief, anyway; I'm open to being persuaded otherwise.

<font color="purple">Would your answer be any different if you were in late position? How would it change if you were in a tight game with only 2-3 players taking a flop on average? </font color>

In the loose game I'd also call in late position.

In a tight game if three players limp ahead of me then QJo should be folded. Now the chance is too high that someone has KQ and/or AJ (perhaps KJs).

[skp]

I agree

[David Sklansky]

You better play a lot better than your opponents to expect to make money with this hand outside of late positions. However it is OK to play it earlier, even if it figures to only break even, if you are trying to avoid a tight image.

[Boris]

I agree

[mikelow]

Even in loose, passive games you would toss Q [img]/forums/images/icons/spade.gif[/img] J [img]/forums/images/icons/heart.gif[/img] ?