PF raise with QJs?

[Dagger78]

Raise about any two in this situation, even if the SB calls you're in good position. You're getting 2.5-1 on the raise, 4.5-1 or 5-1 on the flop bet, and sometimes you'll just make the best hand and win.

[SackUp]

preflop raise is SuPER easy. I'd consider capping it though. For the same reason we raise in the first place - we have a huge equity edge multiway. We lose some highcard value given we were 3bet but our straight and FD are HUGE! Wouldn't it be fantastic if we get a free card on this flop and then get to play a cheap turn and blow them up on the river [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

The only street that is close is the flop, but getting 12:1 on a GS and a bdfd I think we are more than fine to call this.

Rest of the hand is standard.

[Dagger78]

I think this is a pretty good hand all around. The small blind's flop CR sucked, but that's not gonna happen THAT often. The river action is sick...

I'm totally confused as to what UTG had, sb flopped a set I'm assuming.
Only thing I can imagine is UTG had A9 and decided to LAG up the river.

My money's on A7 for UTG

Why are we raising this hand preflop, we are in awful position to control a draw and I also don't think we have enough equity to call the 3bet on the flop.

[Xhad]

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Why are we raising this hand preflop, we are in awful position to control a draw

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Awful position? You have the second best absolute position possible! Also, you probably have an equity edge regardless of the identity of the limpers.

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and I also don't think we have enough equity to call the 3bet on the flop.

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Time to go study basic pot odds. You're getting 13-to-1 immediate odds, which is more than enough for your gutshot alone considering it's to the nuts. The possibility of a cap behind you is not enough to swing the call to unprofitable because of your BDFD.

[UCLAseetoK]

UTG had 77.
SB had A8o.