Size Does Matter

[sdplayerb]

i'm not letting him draw to his card for free. i don't have a made hand.
if you call that doesn't mean he'll put anything else into the pot, unless he hits.
plus there will already be a lot in the pot, 5,400 which would be an addition of around 40% to your stack, which is quite a lot.

I raise it to 3800. Hate this, but I want to find out where i'm at now. Smells like QQ, but could be KdJd. Fold to a push/reraise.

[Brad F.]

Just out of curiousity, why in the world does this smell like QQ?

If it is, then congratulations to the SB because he sure fooled me.

I think you rarely see QQ from the small blind in this situation.

Brad

[HiatusOver]

I played a hand extremely similiar to this one in a NL 2000 tournament during the WSOP..Juanda limped UTG, I raised kind of earlyish, Hoyt Coykins called with QQ in the SB and led a J high flop. Only difference was the flop was all spades...and I had JJ no AJ

[A_PLUS]

Most likey hands on the flop: flush draw, str8 draw, J9 - JK, middle-pocket pair.

Less likely: AA-KK, set.

I think we are ahead, but he most likely has a large number of outs, I am raising now to get a better feel for the hand.

I pop him for 4K or so. I think it is best to see where we stand early in this hand. I would like to have the option to fold on a later street (or if he jams now), but would have a hard time doing it, if I didnt show some serious strength in the hand.

If he calls and the turn is <J non-diamond I will be jamming . I cant see an over-pair or set chancing a free diamond draw. The pot will be 100% of our stack, and I will have to call off another 5K if I check behind and he hits the river and bets.

[Pat Southern]

I figure his range is QQ-44, Ac8c+, 67cc-jtcc, jts, qj, kj. I think its best to call the flop and raise/bet a non diamond turn. If I raise the flop then I'm going to have a tough time calling a push, but just as hard of a time folding.

[Jason Strasser]

I call and evaluate turn.

[MLG]

I knew you would you crazy cash player you.

I think your hand needs to be played very cautiously, due to the fact that SB is a solid player. He called a big raise in terrible position and then led into you on a draw heavy board. At this point, I could very easily see him holding QQ in this position, not wanting to shove pre-flop with such a deep stack, or a flopped set. He knows you are an aggresive player and if he is a thinking player he would lead into the aggresive player everytime with a strong holding in this position hoping to be raised.

I think just calling on the flop accomplishes a couple good things for you in the hand. It gives us an oppurtunity to see the turn (he cant jam to a raise). It will slow down any PP lower than jacks. If the third diamond does fall and he has a set it will slow him down as well providing us with a cheaper showdown. And finally, we have position to re-evaluate the situation after the turn.

[MLG]

Serious question jason. what hands do you raise on this flop?