weak with QQ

[Pingviini]

villain is capable of re-raising PF with other holdinds besides AA/KK. I was really unsure how to play this as I did not want to play for the stacks with vogue.

Hand #254685001 at table: Table TH 751
Started: Mon Apr 03 21:59:56 2006

muusssssss is at seat 1 with 149.88
PingZen is at seat 2 with 497.20
2Vogue is at seat 4 with 654.41
babos80 is at seat 5 with 264.40

muusssssss posts the large blind 4.00
babos80 posts the small blind 2.00

babos80: --, --
muusssssss: --, --
PingZen: Qc, Qs
2Vogue: --, --

Pre-flop:

PingZen: Raise 12.00
2Vogue: Raise 28.00
babos80: Fold
muusssssss: Call 28.00
PingZen: Call 28.00

Flop (Board: 8h, 5h, Jc):

muusssssss: Check
PingZen: Check
2Vogue: Bet 60.00
muusssssss: Call 60.00
PingZen: Call 60.00

Turn (Board: 8h, 5h, Jc, 5c):

muusssssss: Check
PingZen: Check
2Vogue: Check

River (Board: 8h, 5h, Jc, 5c, 6h):

muusssssss: Check
PingZen: Check
2Vogue: Check

Showdown:

muusssssss shows: 10s, 10d (two pair, Tens and Fives)
PingZen shows: Qc, Qs (two pair, Queens and Fives)

Mainpot:
PingZen wins the pot of 263.00 with two pair, Queens and Fives

(3.00 rake were taken for this hand)

[alias2211]

the three player post flop is the key variable here. given your hesitance to play for a large pot against a specific opponent (which is fine) you do lose the flop raise line. if you had last position you could have value bet the river, but since your goal was a cheap showdown and the villian in question had last position, i think the river check was fine too. QQ is probably a slight favorite here against any two random hands on that board, but you have 3 hearts, a paired board and a possible straight w/ 47 or 79. so the line is just fine for that board when it completes, especially since you noted an aversion against one of the specific opps. a raise at end would let an aggro player like him to make a move, and that is the last thing you want.

would you be willing to call a river bet from him since he did not bet the turn in position? i might be more inclined to do so since he did not be the turn. but betting into him on the river is a different story.