What opinions do you have of this hand?

Last few tournaments this hand has been my downfall. Ive played it differently. All in, 3 bet, call. In different positions too. I just cant seem to win with them.

On the face of it, its a very strong hand. But you know if you see a king or ace on the flop. It's hard to play with confidence.

Bet them all in only if you are short stacked. When you have a decent stack, be aggressive. The cards will fall where they will. These are like JJ, there are many ways to play them and many of them wrong.

Well ... if you have "QQ" in your hand, you should definitely play it aggressively ... although sometimes I end up losing the spot ... remember that there is always a percentage of chance that that hand ends up losing ... which we call variance ...! I'll tell you that I'd rather lose my "QQ" by playing aggressively than losing by having a "slow play"

I play them like any other pair. Depending on the table, position, etc...

In tournaments especially early on I try to avoid all ins pre-flop. Im looking at set mining the pair and seeing a flop.

I have been playing cash games more recently and I tend to play the same way except now you have some reads on the table as well as not sweating over the blind changes.

If you have QQ then... You need to provide more informations.

I think one should never jam QQ UNLESS less than 10 bb

Funny thing I actually had them twice. in the UTG position. 3bb an flop came up 74A.
I bet and UTG+1 and LJ went all in. I called because they were lose players. Not the right thing to do when their cards were AK. I was done no queen. 2nd time same position went in with half my stack. very large stack so as to not risk my entire stack. Had 2 callers UG+1 and cutoff. flop came. AA4. Calculated the odes of no ace out. went all in. both players had an A.
No queen and gone again. So my summation is 3 bb then if an ace comes up fold as fast as you can. if no ace then all in would be appropriate unless there is a pocket pair on the flop. Then be carefull.

I think postions matters a lot.

Position*

it is actually the hardest hand to play for me especially preflop . in cash games i rarely shove with them preflop . in tournaments it is another story but even then it is a hard decision

Any hand has its own chance of not winning. Pocket two Queens is a very good hand, but if the opponent has AK or AA or KК, the probability of losing increases

I recently lost QQ against JJ AK, the flop gave them nothing but the turn turned up K and the river was also K.
I don't like it when I lose with pocket pairs, especially when they are older.

Position,but no matter how i play them,i lose way more times than i win.

I think your situation is just a failure.This hand is a "monster" and you only need to raise or go all-in with it in almost all cases.Over the long run, everything will be straightened out and by this strategy you will be in big advantage with pocket queens.Luck comes and goes, but the right game remains.

Originally Posted by Jadeyt92

What opinions do you have of this hand?

Last few tournaments this hand has been my downfall. Ive played it differently. All in, 3 bet, call. In different positions too. I just cant seem to win with them.

On the face of it, its a very strong hand. But you know if you see a king or ace on the flop. It's hard to play with confidence.

my opinion is that its a monster hand that is only losing to aces and kings preflop however as it happens with all the high pairs they lose lot of equity on multiway pots so the best thing to do is to make a big raise preflop if there are lots of limpers and 3 bet or even 4 bet in most scenarios. if you are in a good position like dealer or cutoff and you are facing 1 or more players even if the flop is kxx or axx you are going to be the last player to act so if all the players checks after the flop you will be most likely ahead in the hand and you can play the hand with confidence knowing the all of your opponents have already act before you and if you bet and any of your opponents raises you he/she will be most likely having a pair of kings or a better hand and if that happens you can just fold the hand and wait for another hand to increase your chipstack.

Originally Posted by rock0001

my opinion is that its a monster hand that is only losing to aces and kings preflop however as it happens with all the high pairs they lose lot of equity on multiway pots so the best thing to do is to make a big raise preflop if there are lots of limpers and 3 bet or even 4 bet in most scenarios. if you are in a good position like dealer or cutoff and you are facing 1 or more players even if the flop is kxx or axx you are going to be the last player to act so if all the players checks after the flop you will be most likely ahead in the hand and you can play the hand with confidence knowing the all of your opponents have already act before you and if you bet and any of your opponents raises you he/she will be most likely having a pair of kings or a better hand and if that happens you can just fold the hand and wait for another hand to increase your chipstack.

Thanks for your input..

U wouldn't Jam QQ with 14BB left deep in an MTT? I mean it depends on preflopactions and bytes, but it's a damn PRETTY hand!

thoughts about achy's thoughts...

There are so many factors involved on each street of every hand that it is next ti impossible to discuss a particular hand in a data vacuum. That being said I think the best approach to your problem is to have a clear idea why you are taking the action you finally decide on. If you find you don't know what to do in certain situations then make up a plan before you even start the tournament and then stick to it. For example you're happy calling a 3bb bet from a single player pre-flop but what if there was a bet, a raise to say, 10bbs and another caller leaving you facing a 4 way pot and a 10bb call. There are, of course, lots of other examples so why not make it simple. Make a plan to limit the damage if you are out drawn by capping how much you are willing to spend to get to the flop. Make that amount a percentage of your stack so it rises and falls as your stack rises or falls.

Originally Posted by Jadeyt92

Thanks for your input..

you are welcome. i have just recently played a hand with qq on a 0.10 sit and go on dealer position and played the hand exactly like i said. 2 limpers and i raise to 5 bb preflop. flop was kxx both players check before me then i make a continuation bet of 1/2 the pot and both players folded their hands. i could have checked back and bet on the turn however i ve decided to make a value bet and since nobody hits the king i won the hand.

Originally Posted by gryphon3005

There are so many factors involved on each street of every hand that it is next ti impossible to discuss a particular hand in a data vacuum. That being said I think the best approach to your problem is to have a clear idea why you are taking the action you finally decide on. If you find you don't know what to do in certain situations then make up a plan before you even start the tournament and then stick to it. For example you're happy calling a 3bb bet from a single player pre-flop but what if there was a bet, a raise to say, 10bbs and another caller leaving you facing a 4 way pot and a 10bb call. There are, of course, lots of other examples so why not make it simple. Make a plan to limit the damage if you are out drawn by capping how much you are willing to spend to get to the flop. Make that amount a percentage of your stack so it rises and falls as your stack rises or falls.

Thank you for your advice. There is so much more to poker than i have learnt thus far.

Ace or king on flop c bet.

If called proceed with caution or just Muck and wait for a better opportunity

I like pocket Queens. It's a strong hand but of course you have to decide after the flop how you want to play. It really depends which three cards have been revealed. Also it depends how many players are in the pot and how the others are playing.

This card needs to be raised very much so that no one comes into play with an ace or king with a small kicker. In this case, they will fold such a card and you have a better chance of winning.

Like any other hand, huge pair or suited connectors, especulative or not, played very carefully pre and post flop... position and action analysis is very important.

Except when you're 10- BBs. Than it's shove and hope you don't finkd the KK and AA.

Originally Posted by UberRogue

I play them like any other pair. Depending on the table, position, etc...

In tournaments especially early on I try to avoid all ins pre-flop. Im looking at set mining the pair and seeing a flop.

I have been playing cash games more recently and I tend to play the same way except now you have some reads on the table as well as not sweating over the blind changes.

I think that is about it.

It's just another pair, and it's difficult to improve on a pair.

Aside from AK, QQ - 1010 are probably the most overplayed hands in poker. It's really hard to know where you are at. If the flop is 682, is an over pair good? I could have 66, 88, 22, and your in bad shape. I could have 57s and be on a flush or/and straight draw (where I'm not going anywhere).

People get married to big pairs, including AA,KK, and often get stacked. I've seen over and over People putting in their stacks with AA or KK on boards like 6789K, 4 card flushes on the board, and other ridiculous flops like 10QJ where you are so obviously beat. Just can't let it go.

You have to be able to control the pot and lay down hands.

Pocket queens is a good hand. I would always raise preflop with queens. If someone has raised before me, I would reraise them. If he goes all in after you, he could hold aces or kings. There are a lot of fish in a freeroll tournament. Pisces often go all in with worse hands. Then you can definitely call. If your opponent is rather tight it is better to fold. He probably has aces or kings. If he just calls, everything is fine. A c-bet on the flop is almost always mandatory with queens. Even if an ace or a king or AK comes on the flop. You have to find out where you stand and you can't do that if you don't bet yourself. Does your opponent call you or reraised you know that you have to fold if AK came on the flop.