2 x QQ hands (evaluate please)

[95Aero]

Did I play this OK or stupidly? Comments appreciated.

(Donät know much about the players, just sat down)

-- hand 1 --

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls.

Flop: (4.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

Turn: (3.25 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, BB calls.

River: (5.25 BB) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">BB raises</font>, Hero calls.

Final Pot: 9.25 BB

--- hand two --

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (10 handed)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. CO posts a blind of $0.50.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, UTG+2 folds, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, MP2 calls, MP3 folds, CO (poster) folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
BB checks, UTG checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP2 calls, BB calls, UTG calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

River: (10.75 BB) 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG calls, Hero calls, MP2 calls.

Final Pot: 14.75 BB

[Octopus]

Both look fine to me, though I would seriously consider leaving the table in hand 1. There are better party .5/1 tables than this, certainly.

[ErrantNight]

1. standard
2. standard

as octo said... ditch table 1 if this folding around is the way of it

[bennyk]

I probably would raise the turn in hand #2. You have a good hand.

BB may have picked up a clubs draw, or he may be betting here having improved his Jacks into two-pair. Your raise will knock out the other players (MP2 on the turn, probably UTG on the river).

If you're 3-bet, you'll have to decide whether you can safely fold. With no read, I'm calling this down frequently.
bk

[95Aero]

Thnx, what should I be looking for, a table where a lot of people call? I just had another good hand on that table (I will be leaving it now) because I had KK and lost to AA, everyone else had folded.

[ErrantNight]

not necessarily everyone... but tight tables are harder to win money from... if it's weak tight you're not getting many bets ever... and if it tight aggressive you're walking into a lion's den... but either way money is to be had where fools bet it too easily, not where they hang onto it, and one great sign is lots of people to the flop (and a better sign is lots of them out of it easily thereafter)

[Octopus]

Best is if they stick around with nothing. Remember, getting sucked-out on by someone who should have folded on every previous street is a sign of a great table (or at least a great opponent).