How to Play QQ on the Money Bubble (3 Viewers)

[augster123]

Online tournament on WPT Gold. I’m sitting on about 27 BB and ranked ^110/210 and the tournament pays 180. I wake up with QQ UTG+1. Fold to me so I make it 2.3 BB. Next to act is big stack who jams for 94 BB covering me.

Do I fold and preserve cashing or call and look to accumulate chips? By virtue of the fact I’m posting this you can probably guess what happened. But outcome notwithstanding, I’m genuinely curious what folks think on this spot.

 

[JMC9389]

Easy call. If he has it he has it. Play to win.

 

[roughrabbit]

Second @JMC9389, can't pass on a premium like that. Like he said if he has ak, kk, or aa so be it but you're ahead of every other combo

 

[umbkcshah]

If the stakes are above my bankroll, fold. If I being responsible, call.

 

[KHarp1]

You may be beat, but, I think it's a good place to get it in.

Edit: the fact that it's the money bubble just completely went over my head... depending on how things have been going, have I been card dead? Is this guy bullying? If you're needing a cash then I can see a fold, but, I'm likely getting it in, but I'd have pushed initially instead of a 2.3 bet.

 

[Chips523]

Call it and pray. Your about to get it in or bust.

 

[NotRealNameNoSir]

Online tournament on WPT Gold. I’m sitting on about 27 BB and ranked ^110/210 and the tournament pays 180. I wake up with QQ UTG+1. Fold to me so I make it 2.3 BB. Next to act is big stack who jams for 94 BB covering me.

Do I fold and preserve cashing or call and look to accumulate chips? By virtue of the fact I’m posting this you can probably guess what happened. But outcome notwithstanding, I’m genuinely curious what folks think on this spot.

Who is this big stack jamming 94 bigs into a pot of what, 4ish bigs? Depending on the field Im comfortable folding, is this only Aces?

Edit: ehhh reread and realized only 27 bb effective.

 

[augster123]

Thanks all for the comments. My thinking was that AA and KK don't jam here for 94 bigs into 4. They likely 3-bet and look to build a bigger pot. My guess was the best had he had was AK. More likely a hand that doesn't want to get called (55-TT or AQ, AJ, KQ) and is trying to capitalize on the ICM implications. I called and he showed KQ, and I lost to a K on the river.

I'm OK with how I played it, especially in light of the comments. I felt like if I had a short stack, I would have maybe folded to try and salvage the cash out. With a bigger stack, I wanted to play to win. Still felt sick bad about it afterwards, but that's poker.

 

[Chips523]

He must have really been feeling it for a 94bb KQ bet. Either way you had a good read on him but lost to the river card. Not a bad call. All in pre-flop might have got him to fold. Who knows a guy pushing 94bb into a pot that small with KQ sounds like the same guy who calls your 27bb all in with KQ also.

You've got to love it, with wins comes losses. Good read bad run down.

 

[RagingAZN]

Tough luck but all you can do is get your money in good.

At this stack size I’m always calling. Just gotta run better!

You’re better off playing to win instead of just trying to limp into the money.

 

[Frogzilla]

What’s he actually jamming for…ok he has 94bb but what is he risking, i.e. what’s 2nd stack at table left to act?

 

[drdr]

I'm OK with how I played it, especially in light of the comments. I felt like if I had a short stack, I would have maybe folded to try and salvage the cash out. With a bigger stack, I wanted to play to win. Still felt sick bad about it afterwards, but that's poker.

I play it the other way. If I'm short stacked I need a win and the blinds are going to kill me; I may not see a better hand than QQ so get it in. If I'm deeper stack I don't see a need to risk my entire tournament on a hand where I'm often going to be dominated.

Need a better hand to call than to jam.

 

[JMC9389]

I play it the other way. If I'm short stacked I need a win and the blinds are going to kill me; I may not see a better hand than QQ so get it in. If I'm deeper stack I don't see a need to risk my entire tournament on a hand where I'm often going to be dominated.

But is QQ really dominated a lot in this spot? Kings, aces even AK is three betting smaller to try and get more value.

The hand reeks of Jack's, 10's, maybe some 9's, AK non suited or KQ like hero saw.

 

[drdr]

But is QQ really dominated a lot in this spot? Kings, aces even AK is three betting smaller to try and get more value.

The hand reeks of Jack's, 10's, maybe some 9's, AK non suited or KQ like hero saw.

Did ponder this a fair while.
Perhaps depends on the crowd playing. Where I'm playing AA KK AK will often shove and smaller pairs often don't. So, for this online game you may very well be right.