QQ - bit of action in front

[Staresy]

PokerStars $20+2 No-Limit Hold'em SnG, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed)

minor reads - MP1 is a TaGG (and, according to sharkscope, a pretty useful player). MP2 is a LAGG according to DogOnMySide and has certainly been involved in quite a few pots already (still a winning player according to sharkscope)

SB (t1240)
BB (t1430)
UTG (t3425)
UTG+1 (t1855)
MP1 (t1840)
MP2 (t1290)
Staresy (t1515)
Button (t905)

Preflop: Staresy is CO with Q Q
2 folds, MP1 raises to t120, MP2 calls t120, Staresy asks FTR to assess his options (and provide some reasoning behind them) ....

[Laeelin]

I call and see a flop... your QQ is probally the best hand, but not worth risking it all on...

On a raggy flop, you can bet/reraise and see what happens from there...

If an Ace/King hits you can be fairly sure that one of them has it...

[GatorJH]

You have position on both of them but I would rather play this hand heads up so I would put in a re-raise of about 300 chips.

[givememyleg]

If you call you invite a call from maybe the sb and definitely the bb. I think a reraise is best here. I don't want my QQ going up against 4 people. I pop it up to around 300-350 and see what happens. If MP1 pushes, you can fold here giving him credit for at least AK.

I think you lose value calling with QQ here.

[Da GOAT]

I dont like the call here. Your stack is too big to push so I put in 400.

I think 300 is too small as I dont see villian in this hand folding since its only 180 to call then.

Honestly if one villian pushes im calling. I think im ahead of most $22 players. Am I being too aggressive here?? Hmm

Pot odds after my 400 bet if im put allin is 1.6:1
Only behind AA,KK with 20% chance against them
Only AK is flipping. I think villians push AJ+, Maybe KQ+(ive seen it happen) and smaller PP.

[WildBobAA]

I'm raising to 400, calling a push. If you don't plan on calling a push, you should just call and see a flop.

[Scuba Chuck]

When it gets to you, there's 285 chips in the pot, and you have the likely best hand. Is this a regular or turbo? If it's a regular, I just call here. Otherwise, I'd be sure you think about pot odds for MP2 when it gets to him after MP1 calls your raise.

I don't think it's wise to just think of a player in terms of TAG or not. I mean, how tag? Is he a AK/QQ+ kind of tag? If so, then you could think that calling or (gulp) folding is reasonable (very doubtful, btw). Or, is he an AQ, TT+ kind of tag?

BTW, I don't think raising "for information" here is always useful. For example, if I was MP2, and I had AA, and Staresay reraises me to 375, I'm flat calling. Because I have both aces in my hand, I'm pretty sure he's shoving most flops, even if a K hits, 'cos it's pretty unlikely an ace is gonna flop.

[GatorJH]

I'm raising to 400, calling a push. If you don't plan on calling a push, you should just call and see a flop.

The only problem I have with a call here is the odds that it gives the blinds. If we call there is now 405 in the pot. The SB is now getting just a frog's hair under 4 to 1 (105 call to win 405). If you are in the SB with a holding like 89s or 10Js (or even unsuited) would you make this call?

Then, if he calls the BB would then be getting almost 6 to 1. Suddenly you are playing Q's against 4 other opponents.

Is this a reasonable situation with the blinds at the 22's?

[WildBobAA]

I would fold if I was in the blinds w/ SCS, even if I was getting good odds.

I think sometimes people take pot odds too far with SnGs. It's much more important to not lose your chips this early than it is to double up.

[givememyleg]

I'm raising to 400, calling a push. If you don't plan on calling a push, you should just call and see a flop.

Right on.. I agree here.

[TLR]

Reraising is a good option, however with your read on MP1 as Tagg you need to give him credit to a decent hand, so I think I am raising it to 300 and folding to a reraise