Did I play this QQ right preflop?

kiffl · #1 06-19-2005, 04:21 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (10 handed) converter

UTG+1 (t8005)
UTG+2 (t1020)
MP1 (t1790)
MP2 (t4651)
MP3 (t6474)
CO (t3470)
Button (t7525)
SB (t9150)
Hero (t3710)
UTG (t3034)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
4 folds, MP2 raises to t700, 4 folds, Here raises all-in, MP2 calls t3010.

Flop: (t3935) 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)

Turn: (t3935) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)

River: (t3935) 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)

Final Pot: t3935

Results in white below: 
Hero has Qd Qs (one pair, queens).
MP2 has Jd Jc (one pair, jacks).
Outcome: Hero wins t3935. 

I know I won, but is this the right way to play QQ preflop here?

Roland32 · #2 06-19-2005, 08:08 PM

Well Depends on how well you play post flop. Internet players on avg are going to call this with a wide range of hands. For the most part they will call you 100% of the time with AA, KK , QQ and prob AK as well. But I think your positive vig would come from them calling with any pair. THere are a lot of players who immediately think race in this scenario and will call with 44. But if you play well post flop I like a good reraise here and if you get a call move out on the flop with a standard contnuation bet. I think in the long run this will shrink your variance.

nath · #3 06-19-2005, 08:25 PM

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Well Depends on how well you play post flop. Internet players on avg are going to call this with a wide range of hands. For the most part they will call you 100% of the time with AA, KK , QQ and prob AK as well. But I think your positive vig would come from them calling with any pair. THere are a lot of players who immediately think race in this scenario and will call with 44. But if you play well post flop I like a good reraise here and if you get a call move out on the flop with a standard contnuation bet. I think in the long run this will shrink your variance.

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I think given his stack size any reraise PF will pot commit him.

So yeah the play is fine. I can't imagine an argument for a flat call behind, and reraising to, say, T2000 already puts half your stack in.

yoadrians · #4 06-19-2005, 08:49 PM

Pushing here is g00t! I think you played it just fine ... saves you a ton of guessing and pain when the K flops and A turns, too.