$5 NLHE 6-max: How should I play this QQ?

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$5 NL HE 6-max: How should I play this QQ?

Usually ill ALWAYS 3bet QQ but i've been seeing threads saying that we shouldn't always 3bet these kind of hands if villain has a high fold to 3bet %. So for this hand im going to show preflop and flop and would appreciate some input on how i should play it.




poker stars $0.02/$0.05 No Limit Hold'em - 5 players - View hand 782245
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tato3636 (BB): $4.60
behhh04 (UTG): $4.69
pixxidixxi (CO): $6.16
Hero (BTN): $6.02
Dr4theHeart (SB): $9.31

Pre Flop: ($0.07) Hero is BTN with Q
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behhh04 raises to $0.20, 1 fold, Hero ??? , Dr4theHeart calls $0.18, 1 fold

behhh04 is a 19/13/44afq(over 146 hands) and has a 100% fold to 3bet(only over a few hands). Dr4theHeart has been playing like a standard loose fish (44/2 type).



(obviously i just flatted pre)
Flop: (obviously i just flatted pre)($0.65) 3
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(3 players)
Dr4theHeart checks, behhh04 checks, Hero???

thanks guys
 
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I would threebet it from the Button for sure.

And obviously in a 3 way pot, raise the flop.

If you take down a small pot there, so be it. Don't let the dude holding A5 get a free card and nail a straight on the turn.
 
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Keep in mind that in 146 hands he's only raised pf 19 times, so meaning he's only had 19 chances to face a 3bet, so the stats are a little on the meaningless side. Flatting or 3betting are both fine imo. If you've been 3betting him alot at this table, then I like flatting here even more. If one of the blinds is agg and likes to raise over limpers relatively wide oop, the pf play gets even better.

Absolutely bet the flop (can't raise when it's checked to you obv), don't slow play in this spot. It's unlikely for you to not have the best hand here, but you're not strong enough to give away free cards.
 
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3 bet, heck i go all in if he wants action.
 
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Last thing I want is a multiway with QQ, maybe HU against a specific villain I wouldn't 3 bet but I'm isolating because there are so many bad flops and the more people the more likely you are to be outflopped :)
 
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FWIW I ALWAYS 3 Bet QQ preflop.

In my opinion if your opponents are folding a lot to 3 Bets then you are not 3 Betting enough. Continue to hammer away until they loosen up and that way when you do get a monster hand they will pay it off.
 
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alright, this is where "advanced strategy" completely polluting correct play.
FPS= 0 bankroll.
You aint good enough, and neither am i nor anyone else that posts here to make "plays."
You don't flat QQ no matter what happens. You bet for value and you make correct plays until you can pad your BR to the point where making mistakes does not hurt you mentally.
3bet prf, bet flop.
Bet then bet, and then bet again.

only time you check is if you 3bet and board comes out 4Q4. then you can check. (and 95% of the times that's not true either, continual aggression also masks hand strength in additiot to the other points I have made.)
otherwise bet, because more than anything these simple betting patterns that we use make us always +ev and allow us to always NOT be confused.
 
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