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Steve Deeble
Visionary
Bronze Level
I would have a hard time laying down QQ anytime. I personally would call this more times than not.
okeedokalee
Glory To Ukraine
Loyaler
I really don't want to be all-in with either of these hands. However if I'm short stacked the chips are going in.
QQ, AK, AQ all are hands that long term for some reason have been minus EV for me.
I have a particular problem with them on poker stars.
QQ, AK, AQ all are hands that long term for some reason have been minus EV for me.
I have a particular problem with them on poker stars.
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donkey2019
Rock Star
Silver Level
over rated hands
i agree these hands can sometimes get your hopes up too high as from the beginning of texas holdem it has been instilled in a lot of people that these hands give you the best odds of taking the hand down
but lately i have had these hands and so many times they get wasted from hands like
my AK vs A6 A7 A8 and particularly A9 and if not those its definitely AA
my QQ vs AK Q6 QT and even Q4 +5
my JJ are losing more often then not
low PP are being beaten by the likes of K and ? and the ?card is normally lower in their hand but is higher than m one and they always tend to hit
so yes vigilance s key on top of patience and besides you get to make the decision to push or call the all in but then theres the times when you wish you did push because you hit the flop and you bet and all opponents fold. so depends on the timing and future of the tournament that you are in but there is always different factors to consider and thats what makes this game so exciting
i mean howmany times have you folded a QQ only to see someone else call the original raiser who had AA or KK in his hand and your queen was no where to be seen on the board. lol i have only done it once and its relieving and feels pretty good when you know that was the best fold of the year.
i agree these hands can sometimes get your hopes up too high as from the beginning of texas holdem it has been instilled in a lot of people that these hands give you the best odds of taking the hand down
but lately i have had these hands and so many times they get wasted from hands like
my AK vs A6 A7 A8 and particularly A9 and if not those its definitely AA
my QQ vs AK Q6 QT and even Q4 +5
my JJ are losing more often then not
low PP are being beaten by the likes of K and ? and the ?card is normally lower in their hand but is higher than m one and they always tend to hit
so yes vigilance s key on top of patience and besides you get to make the decision to push or call the all in but then theres the times when you wish you did push because you hit the flop and you bet and all opponents fold. so depends on the timing and future of the tournament that you are in but there is always different factors to consider and thats what makes this game so exciting
i mean howmany times have you folded a QQ only to see someone else call the original raiser who had AA or KK in his hand and your queen was no where to be seen on the board. lol i have only done it once and its relieving and feels pretty good when you know that was the best fold of the year.
eetenor
Legend
Platinum Level
Odds calculator
You may want to put that scenario into the odds calculator and then decide if 66% not a coin flip is worth a call to collect 183 BB.
The pain of losing one hand is not equal to the pain of losing money over many hands.
Folding could be correct though if Button guys range was AA KK AKs AKo. Play around with those combos in the odds calculator to get a better idea of the math behind the decision.
You may want to put that scenario into the odds calculator and then decide if 66% not a coin flip is worth a call to collect 183 BB.
The pain of losing one hand is not equal to the pain of losing money over many hands.
Folding could be correct though if Button guys range was AA KK AKs AKo. Play around with those combos in the odds calculator to get a better idea of the math behind the decision.
sharipov8090
Legend
Silver Level
It all depends on the situation at the table,if called before you, and the opponent's stack is older,it makes sense to think,I saw a lot of situations before the dough,when throwing off QQ just without thinking.not always you'll be ahead,but the risk is a noble cause).
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mikeisthebestever
Rock Star
Silver Level
Stack depth is important here. Since this is basically a flip and you are ahead, you just need to decide for yourself how much variance you want in your game. Most people are okay with stacking off in this situation in a 200bb cap cash game, but would probably fold it at a huge money bubble in a tourny. The same can be said for if you are much deeper effective stack with your opponent in a cash game. If you grind for 10 hours and are sitting on 1000+bb, it might be a spot you choose to fold to avoid the variance.
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abyk
Rock Star
Silver Level
If your opponents are good poker players, you should call.
If you feel your opponents are donks, then you should not call and leave it at a coin flip. Question is, how would you even know he has AK? Hard to tell he has AK, but since QQ is ahead and you don't know what they have, you most likely call.
blueskies
Legend
Loyaler
My philosophy is that if you are OOP it's ok to go all in with QQ preflop because you are in trouble only against 2 hands.
And if you know that opponent has AK, in a cash game I would go for it unless it's for a way larger stack than you are comfortable.But then you shouldn't have been sitting at that table if that's the case.
Weird: Literally within seconds of me publishing this, my next hand was QQ on BB. I shoved against the btn raiser. It was QQ vs. AK and I lost. He hit not one, but two aces.
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UncleConRon
Visionary
Silver Level
My opinion
It depends on two things. Have aces and kings been on previous flops on table. If they have been probability says you probably won't hit a king or ace. If you have the pair of queens and you haven't hit trips with a pair of queens in a while then bet even if aces and kings haven't came cause chances are you will hit trips. On=line poker a little different they go by patterns and other stupid bets to say you didn't follow the pattern so you lose. True you could win if they happy with you. Your choice there. Just follow your pattern or play probabilities.
It depends on two things. Have aces and kings been on previous flops on table. If they have been probability says you probably won't hit a king or ace. If you have the pair of queens and you haven't hit trips with a pair of queens in a while then bet even if aces and kings haven't came cause chances are you will hit trips. On=line poker a little different they go by patterns and other stupid bets to say you didn't follow the pattern so you lose. True you could win if they happy with you. Your choice there. Just follow your pattern or play probabilities.
Evan Jarvis
Legend
Platinum Level
If you know 100% your opponent has AK then yes QQ is an easy call
If you run it thru an equity calculator like equilab you may be suprised to see that this isn't a 50/50 spot, you're actually about a 57% favorite over the AK which only has 43% chance of winning... that's almost a 15% equity advantage...
Vs a range of AA KK AK however QQ looks more like a fold than a call
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Alpha325
Enthusiast
Silver Level
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ksandr010
Rock Star
Silver Level
If we are almost sure that the opponent has AКo, then our chances against his hand are 56%. Even if he has AКs, we have a 53% chance of winning. Taking into account the rake over a fairly long distance, we will win zero. But, we can hardly be sure that it has AK, so against the range of AK, JJ+, we only have 47%. Of course, a lot depends on the specific situation, but in general, with QQ it is best to play raise, call-3-bet, if we are sure that there is AK and fold, if we assume a wider range
Haze777s
Rock Star
Silver Level
You have QQ so you have 60% win vs 40% the opponent , VABank is the right decision ,my opinion,but you also need to take into account both ,the stack depth ,stage of tournament , opponent
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pacificatorul
Rock Star
Silver Level
You get better odds with QQ, but it depends, most will go all in with this hand. If you play mtts, you can take into consideration how many BB you have, at around 25 or less, most people will have no hesitasion. If you are at 70 BB for example, maybe it't not worth the risk. In cash games, i would not go all in for 100 BB