($55) QQ - Overpair

PartyPoker, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

CO (t1000)
CO+1 (t1000)
MP3 (t1000)
MP2 (t1045)
MP1 (t985)
Hero (t985)
UTG (t985)
BB (t1000)
SB (t1000)
Button (t1000)

Preflop: Hero is in UTG+1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t15, <font color="red">Hero raises t75</font>, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises t135</font>, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO+1 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>, <font color="gray">BB folds</font>, <font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, Hero calls t60

Flop: (t310) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">Hero bets t150</font>, <font color="red">MP2 raises t300</font>, Hero...?

[Burno]

1. Any read or stats on MP2? He's apparently played a hand or two, what was the action?

This is a tough spot against an unknown but I think I'd feel better about folding if I'd bet a bit more on the flop, although I'm not always leading here, player-dependent.

[otctrader]

Preflop fine, if he's not tagged as an aggro donkey he's got a pretty narrow range here. In the 800 chip tourneys I'll often come over the top OOP so you don't get outplayed by some monkey with ace rag.

Flop as played I'm probably dropping this without reads. I prefer check/calling his inevitable c-bet; yeah you may be giving him a free shot at a 6 outer, but this prevents you from getting raised off the best hand on the flop, and a third heart may get him to slow down giving you the cheap showdown you want versus a potentially dominating pair.

Oh and if you insist on betting the flop into him, make it closer to PSB, 250 or something. At least he'll think for a few seconds before minraising.