Critique this QQ play, please?

#1 07-29-2005, 02:08 AM

UTG+1 seems definitely above average for this limit. Solid, a bit on the aggressive side preflop (24% VP%, raises 1/3 of those). Aggressive post flop. MP1 is a certified LAG, VP% 45, raises with marginal draws, plays K3o and the like from mp.

Please analyze each street. Pretty sure my pre-flop re-raise should have been bigger, for instance, since my purpose in reraising was to drive out callers with low pairs and suited connectors by giving them bad implied odds.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $50, .50 BB (9 handed) converter

MP1 ($66.70)
Hero ($71.40)
MP3 ($61.50)
CO ($92.40)
Button ($48.53)
SB ($31.80)
BB ($49)
UTG ($54.20)
UTG+1 ($49.50)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. SB posts a blind of $0.25.
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $2.5, MP1 calls $2.50, Hero raises to $8, 5 folds, UTG+1 calls $5.50, MP1 folds.

Flop: ($19.25) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

Turn: ($19.25) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $2, Hero raises to $9, UTG+1 calls $7.

River: ($37.25) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
UTG+1 checks, Hero bets $10, UTG+1 calls $10.

Final Pot: $57.25

Results in white below: 
UTG+1 has Kc Kh (one pair, kings).
Hero has Qs Qc (one pair, queens).
Outcome: UTG+1 wins $57.25. 

Let me know your thoughts. Mine were as follows:

Villain's flop check: too good a player to check AK--I think he stabs at it. JJ, maybe and worried I have an overpair? This is suspicious.

Villain's turn bet of $2: standard trap--wants me to raise, he's planning to reraise. KK or AA for sure.

Villain's river check: Thoroughly confused, I dump my previous read and think maybe I have a shot at this pot, after all. Oops, I still have plenty to learn.