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QQ on a raggy flop

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  1. #1

    Default QQ on a raggy flop

    No reads on this guy.

    PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) converter

    UTG ($23.45)
    UTG+1 ($21.45)
    MP1 ($10.65)
    MP2 ($24.75)
    MP3 ($15.10)
    CO ($16.40)
    Hero ($25)
    SB ($28.45)
    BB ($2.75)

    Preflop: Hero is Button with Q, Q.
    1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.5, 2 folds, MP3 calls $0.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $1.25, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.75, MP3 calls $0.75.

    Flop: ($4.10) 4, 7, 3 (3 players)
    UTG+1 checks, MP3 bets $1.5, Hero raises to $4.5, UTG+1 raises to $3

    Hero...?
  2. #2
    Anything?
  3. #3
    Call. It's not a large raise and he could be bluffing with A-K of spades or a similar hand.

    It seems like he may've been slow-playing aces, though.

    What do you know about the player?
  4. #4
    re raise more pre flop. That raise just looks weak
  5. #5
    I don't know anything about this guy. So, call here? Should I not decide whether or not I have the best hand and push or fold? If indeed this guy is an AK and I push here he should lay it down, yeah?
  6. #6
    I think calling is the right decision since, although you're risking being outdrawn, it gives you more time to see how your opponent acts before making a large commitment to the pot. You need to be able to get away from the hand if it becomes overwhelmingly obvious you're beaten. Raising all-in seems like potential suicide, since this is only correct if your opponent is bluffing with some draw. I don't think there's really a very easy answer to this question.

    I'm having trouble figuring out what this guy could possibly have, aside from slow-played kings or aces, or A-K of spades. If he had A-A or K-K, I would say aces are more likely, since kings should be at least somewhat worried about aces here after the preflop reraise, and his check-raise seems too confident. He may have guessed from your preflop reraise that you were likely to bet on the flop, which would allow him to win more through a check-raise. I'm not so sure about A-K of spades since, if he is an aggressive enough player to execute a check-raise bluff with A-K of spades against a likely overpair on the flop, then I'm not sure why he didn't just push all-in before the flop when he had the chance.
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    seems to me like you're beat. if not by aa/kk then by a low set/straight. i'm probably calling his small reraise then check/folding unless he gives me reason to believe i shouldn't.

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