and QQ vs KK

Somedays you are the windshield and somedays you are the bug. So, I guess it evens out in the long run.

I had KK and doubled up nicely now I have QQ and this hand.

FullTiltPoker Game #258799695: Table Cavaliers - $0.25/$0.50 - No Limit Hold'em
Seat 1: wildy ($14.75)
Seat 2: PokerTony ($65.95), is sitting out
Seat 3: AFPD ($30.30)
Seat 4: AlamedaMike ($60.10)
Seat 5: DaJMan ($20.60)
Seat 6: Shak ($48.25)
Seat 7: Jack1eye ($28.10)
Seat 8: Teaguen ($57.70)
Seat 9: hillaryduff ($178.65)
hillaryduff posts the small blind of $0.25
wildy posts the big blind of $0.50
The button is in seat #8
*** HOLE CARDS ***

Dealt to AlamedaMike

AFPD folds, AlamedaMike raises to $1.75, DaJMan folds, Shak folds, Jack1eye raises to $5,
3 folds, AlamedaMike calls $3.25

*** FLOP ***

AlamedaMike checks, Jack1eye bets $10.75

My action here should be? FOLD?

BTW,

I read in a book somewhere that one of the goals in poker is to find someone you can beat up on and proceed to beat up on them.

That is so true. Jack1eye took my money. I think he is a better player than I am. So I found someone else that I could beat.

I flopped a set of 5's against a preflop raiser that had QQ and stacked him. He could not fold his overpair. I could have been against a set of Jacks but luckily I wasn't.

Ah, the secret of poker reveled - survival of the fittest.

Like a predator in the jungle - pick on the slow, weak, lame and sick. Or like the polar bear that eats the fish.

Now, if I could just get out of the fish category myself I might actually win more.

Also, I flopped a set of 5's vs. a set of 3's and of course he lost all his money as would we all.

Easier said than done but I would fire out half the pot and see what he does. If he calls I would be very concerned if another heart hit, you also have to be concerned about AhKh as well. If he jams or raises I probably dump it. A jam/raise situation would probably be either AK or AA or KK with a heart. Going for a checkraise here is too costly I think. I am never really confident drawing to a 4 card flush unless I have the Ace and I am definately not trying to play a big pot. Check folding seems way to weak, leading out and seeing what he does is what I would go for.

Most reraising hands preflop are typically AA, KK, QQ and AK from what I see, barring a really aggressive guy pushing AQ/JJ or 1010.

Thanks

I probably should have bet out (best move) but the all heart board surprised me.

I had the but was not too sure it was an out. He had $12 left after he bet.

So, since I did not bet I was in a quandry. I liked my hand but did not want to lose another $22.

Folding was too weak - calling was not good, I would be commited to the pot - so I put him all in.

hit the turn.

He had

He had me all the way.

the big problem is that you are playing for your stack with no idea where you are in the hand. pre-flop he took away your momentum (as most of us would do) and you have to make your decision right there. He either has you beat with a higher overpair and you call to set or you reraise and fold to a push. because of the stack sizes the second option is less ideal because any reraise is close to half your stack. I don't like using the fourth heart as an out because it's 50/50 he has a higher heart and thats only 9 outs anyway so we can call it 4 1/2 outs almost a gutshot. so make your decision preflop to set it or forget it. Most times if an ace flops and he bets I reraise (because everyone slowplays sets of aces) represent AK and take the pot.

I like the idea of calling a re-raise with AK only if in reailty it looks like qq-22