QQ on K-x-x, short stack, HU

His min donk screams 7x or a draw. You can raise smaller and then shove on safe turns. Why not shove flop? You are IP and you can find folds or take cheap/free cards. Also maybe he would fold with lower pairs against a flop shove but call a smaller raise.

Small raise and wait for the turn

We are dealing with a fish and I wouldn’t give him credit for top pair alone when he’s min betting this flop. I think raising to like 800 for thin value and protection is fine and if he shoves you can still fold.

Cheers,
SDK1987

Originally posted by SDK1987
We are dealing with a fish and I wouldn’t give him credit for top pair alone when he’s min betting this flop. I think raising to like 800 for thin value and protection is fine and if he shoves you can still fold.

Cheers,
SDK1987

Thanx for the answer.
Do you think 800 (30% of our stack) is necessary to make him fold or plan a (safe) turn shove if he calls?
Can we raise a tad smaller say 600 or a bigger raise is necessary?

A raise of 600 is fine as well I think, but smaller than that I wouldn’t do in a spot like this.
If the turn is safe you can indeed consider shoving the turn.