QQ from SB

[Big Dazz]

Hi all,

$10 buy in at Europoker on the SB with QQ. Real loose table with 55% seeing the flop and an average pot of $4.50. Therefore lots of limpers and players calling PF raises.

By the time it comes round to me there has been 1 miniraise and 6 callers (that's $1.80 in the pot including the BB).

My thinking is that a raise is not going to shift enough players for my queens to hold up, so I call the miniraise and join the fray.

I was wondering a bout the general concensus on this - should I have raised????

The flop comes down 578 rainbow. What now?????????????


cheers

[Vrax]

Go bonkers preflop and on flop because you're about to double up.

Make it $3, call if minraiser pushes back because his range will be much wider than KK+ in this spot.

If you get callers to your big threebet, you will have around a potsized bet behind, so you can open push almost on any board.

[donkbee]

RAISE RAISE RAISE RAISE RAISE RAISE preflop!!!!

You do NOT want to go broke on a low coordinated flop like that with 8 people in the pot. That's why you MUST raise PF.

A raise to $2.50 or $3 should get rid of quite a few players, and then you can be looking to get it in on most flops (hopefully you're HU or 3-way at the most).

[Shep]

I'll agree. RAISE!
You have to get the weak hands out. A pot size raise should force out suited connectors and an ace with a week kicker.
Once you see the flop has no over cards of your Q's, time to take it down!

[curtom]

You absolutely have to raise there. Not only are there way too many people in the pot but you have no idea of where your at. Not good. Raise!!

[Chopper]

RR pre to thin out the crap that a flop like that will hit hard. and, then, ON a flop like that either c/r AI or open push. at a 55% table, you have to play QQ like AA, imo, or you will go broke waiting for AA. if they draw out, they draw out. welcome to high variance poker.

[spoonitnow]

You have to raise preflop here.

[Lukie]

RR pre to thin out the crap that a flop like that will hit hard. and, then, ON a flop like that either c/r AI or open push. at a 55% table, you have to play QQ like AA, imo, or you will go broke waiting for AA. if they draw out, they draw out. welcome to high variance poker.

i usually play QQ like AA at all limits with good results.

definitely jack this one up and try to get it aipf or in on most flops.