Queens in position 3 bet pot faced with 2 donk bets

03.10.2014, 23:27 0

Poker Stars $0.01/$0.02 No Limit Hold'em - 9 players - View hand 2585785
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Hero (BTN): $2.01
SB: $1.00
BB: $2.22
UTG: $1.00
UTG+1: $10.49
UTG+2: $6.22
MP1: $4.20
MP2: $3.13
CO: $1.91

Pre Flop: ($0.03) Hero is BTN with Q :spade: Q :club:
1 fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.04, 4 folds, Hero raises to $0.12, 2 folds, UTG+1 calls $0.08

Flop: ($0.27) 5 :club: 8 :club: T :spade: (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $0.26, Hero raises to $0.65, UTG+1 calls $0.39

Turn: ($1.57) 4 :spade: (2 players)
UTG+1 bets $1.52, Hero calls $1.24 all in

River: ($4.05) 6 :diamond: (2 players - 1 is all in)

Question: Can hero safely ship it in on the turn?

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mbml

Joined: 27.11.2008

Posts: 20,957

09.10.2014, 16:36 0

raising the flop and folding on this blank turn would be pretty bad. the turn also brings some new draws which helps your made hand even more.

Which brings us to the next question - Should we even raise the flop in the first place?

Arguments for raising
QQ is strong and dominates some of his top pair hands
QQ is slightly vulnerable, at least compared to a hand like AA.

Arguments for flatting
You have Q:c which is great for ♣ turns or rivers
He pot donk the flop which might mean that he's strong. Not that I recommend folding, but calling to keep his bluffs in might be better.

It's close, I don't mind your line.

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11.10.2014, 19:00 0

You can't show weakness on the turn. I think he tried to bluff you, coz his all bets are too big, you must see SD. Board is really dry, so I think your QQ is the best hand there. If he would be having TT-AA he would be raising pre flop more for value.

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