A few questions

[Schaefer]

(1) I know QJo is garbage but I call with a lot of mediocre hands from the BB when there is a raiser and a cold-caller. Is QJo stooping too low? Is my thinking valid...that when the flop hits me right I am in a good spot to make the maximum so I can loosen up?

(2) What's the best way to protect my hand here? My thinking was to bet out, and get autoraised, knocking out all the players behind him.. However, the raiser froze up and just called. Is a c/r a better plan here?

Party Poker 5/10 Hold'em (6 max, 6 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with J[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls, <font color="CC3333">MP raises</font>, <font color="666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (10 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG folds, MP calls, Button calls, SB folds.

Turn: (6.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(3 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP calls, Button folds.

River: (8.50 BB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, MP folds.

Final Pot: 9.50 BB
<font color="green">Main Pot: 8.50 BB, won by Hero.</font>
<font color="green">Pot 2: 1 BB, returned to Hero.</font>

[stripsqueez]

i think calling pre-flop with QJo is auto - with 4 runners i will play almost any suited cards and crappy connectors and one gappers

betting out cant be too bad - my default plan near the front when i hit the flop is to check-raise but i think the plan was fine

stripsqueez - chickenhawk