The Science Of Pocket Queens (QQ) | SplitSuit Poker Hands

[@ThePokerBank]

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[@Lebofilms]

I hit the 3% once. I had pockets queens, another player had pocket aces, after the preflop raises a queen came on the flop and I was able to take it down.

[@Operation2]

Love pocket Queens. Especially when I hit a set on the flop with a community Ace or King shown.

[@ThePokerBank]

That certainly makes QQ much easier to play =)

[@user-ps1cq1db9n]

This "science of..." series has been great. From weak suited aces to baby pairs to suited connectors to premiums. Going right through our ranges. Always looking for the next one! Maybe the lower/weaker broadways? Keep it up:)

[@ThePokerBank]

Thank you! And yup, we'll get getting into weaker Broadway hands shortly =)

[@jack42011]

I really Love this series James. it is easy to understand and I am referring a lot of my non native english speaking fish and whales to these vids when they ask me too many questions... I really think you are providing an excellent and easily understood explanation for these common hands and the spots that you can be found in. Keep up the great work!!!

[@ThePokerBank]

Thank you so much Jack!

[@chanceneck8072]

This was a GREAT summary! 👍 Everything you need to know for playing pocket queens... 🤝

[@ThePokerBank]

Thank you!

[@300lbcanary2]

Excellent as always. I need to step up my aggression with QQ considering I would often play them similar to JJ, but they are so much better I'm just beginning to really utilize that.

[@ThePokerBank]

Better to learn (and start using it) today than 4 years from now =)

[@ScarletDeathweaverLegacy]

​@@ThePokerBankyeah. I only like to play with crazy fish who literally go all in with like 74o, so I usually play both QQ and JJ, as well as TT, and sometimes even middle pairs very aggressively. And against a random hand the top 10 premium hands are: AA, KK, QQ, JJ, TT, 99, 88, AKs, 77, AQs I think. s means only if AK and AQ are suited ofc

[@akiliachebe]

MAN, I SAAAIID A5 suited!!!! Good analysis.

[@ThePokerBank]

lol. In due time!

[@the_jeremiah]

Thank you again for the Content. I got stacked with my QQ last session. I appreciate the info and the GTO Breakdown.

[@ThePokerBank]

Cheers!

[@Mr13Vlad13]

best poker channel on the YT

[@ThePokerBank]

Thank you Vlad!

[@gazorpazorp9798]

This series is VERY helpful! Thank you.

[@ThePokerBank]

You're very welcome!

[@hovaplant8153]

How does an Axx/Kxx board have 34% chance of happening when those cards represent 16% of the remaining deck (8/50 given you hold 2 Qs)?

[@jpittnerjjs]

Flop is 3 cards. 16% for one card but having 3 come out at once changes the odds significantly

[@ThePokerBank]

Because a flop has 3 cards, not just one.

[@jacobfrank9033]

My buddy and I had a discussion about this hand. Thanks for another excellent video Split.

[@ThePokerBank]

You're very welcome Jacob!

[@sarunlorteerapong335]

awesome series, thank you!

[@ThePokerBank]

You're very welcome!

[@JohnSmith-nx7zj]

4:14 “when the board comes ace high with no queen the solver tends to like checking behind when in position and calling at least one bet when out of position” That would be my typical response. Betting an A high board with QQ seems bad, but just check-folding with QQ seems too weak.

[@bigcrescendo]

Why does GTO lean towards just calling in a full ring setting? I feel like QQ is an easy 4 bet a majority of the time

[@magnusred2945]

The more people in the hand the worse your hand is

[@ThePokerBank]

Solvers use tighter RFIs as more players are dealt in, which in turn impacts 3bet ranges, which in turn impacts 3bet responses

[@Hammer.J.Helmer]

2/5 NLH live Cherokee Harrah's NC 3am, villain's 2nd hand at the table (him and 2 others came over from another table that just broke). As Villain comes to table, they see me fold AK offsuit to a shove 200bb deep. In that previous hand I was up against QQ. This is important because conversation about folding AKo and not wanting to flip at best was had and Villain was laughing and saying he would have snap called and has called with worse. Two hands later, Villain raises from MP to $30, next player folds, I 3-bet to $110. Folds around to Villain who talks about how if the guy who folded AKo was 3-betting him it must be a monster. 4-bets to $275. I shoved with the QQ, he snap called with rockets. I shoved because I figured if I call I am going to get bluffed off any A or K. I figured I was slightly ahead of AK, and he could be doing this with JJ, 10s. As I type this, I feel like I should have folded to the 4 bet and not 5 bet shoved, but I felt like because of the backstory it was a good spot for an aggressive player to push me off a hand. Was this a fold? Do you ever fold QQ 200bb deep at 2/5 live against a loose aggressive player?

[@boheinethjensen337]

Is there an argument for slowing down preflop an just calling when raised by one of the blinds positions when you will have position postflop?

[@POSITIVEPOKERPRO]

Your insights into poker strategy are pure gold. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with the community! 📜✨ #PokerKnowledge

[@ThePokerBank]

Cheers!

[@night_inhale]

splitsuit i have a particular question and problem. Where I live, though I've been playing live poker, I get the feel that I´m not walking around safe places to profit. I.e., other players that are dangerous may get upset at me for winning, and casinos themselves from what I can tell may be uncomfortable with professional players and see them (me) as undesirable clients that push away whales. In other words, overall poker is less accepted and protected as a fair sport. I unfortunately do not have other means of income atm.

[@ThePokerBank]

There are plenty of other options in terms of income potential. If you don't feel (or actually are not) safe, then live poker won't work imo.

[@night_inhale]

but but but... ive been bitten @@ThePokerBank

[@UncleJoeLITE]

Thanks again 🇦🇺

[@chanceneck8072]

Pocket queens used to be my biggest losing hand, back when I still played on Stars a lot and used my Hold Em Manager 2. But I sucked a lot back then. I recently rewatched a few hands, I sceeen recorded. You would laugh your ass off, if I showed those to you today... 🤭 Nowadays I have no fucking clue. I have no functioning pc and thus no analysis software. But I'm pretty confident that Q,Q is NOT a losing hand for me any longer, let alone the biggest one....😅

[@ThePokerBank]

If QQ were a long term losing hand for you with a big sample size, you'd have burned about a billion bankrolls already lol.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@ThePokerBank Yeah, lol. Guess how big my so called "bankrolls" were. I never had more than 100 bucks on my account per month in like EVER.... Couldn't afford more. I played on Stars, then on 888 but today, I'm basically only on GG. Playing my freeroll tickets that I get every day, until that is over....

[@ThePokerBank]

@@chanceneck8072 it's good to play within your means, well done.

[@RakanXYZ]

when I run my solver on the QQ and I am IP on a AcTc5h board, my solver (Pio) is recommending always to bet. No icm factored in.. is this not normal then?

[@ThePokerBank]

At what stack depth? With gto or other preflop ranges?

[@Disneyphotog]

Is there a solver for a mac computer?

[@ThePokerBank]

Not that I'm aware of

[@scubasteve4384]

I've been stacked several times with pocket queens. In my opinion, pocket queens is not an all-in hand! Most times I have them there is an overcard on the flop and I'm beaten by KK or AA. Knowing when to fold them is vital. I've started treating them like middle pairs, I'm set mining, and only betting aggressively when there are undercards on the flop, which is how I would play 8's or 10's.

[@ThePokerBank]

I don't recommend that, but to each their own =)

[@user-ps1cq1db9n]

Preflop 3-bet, 4-bet, and squeezing with QQ is standard. If you're not 3-betting QQ then what are you 3-betting? Exactly AA or KK. That's way too tight of a 3-bet range and you're leaving a very profitable move on the table by excluding QQ from your 3-bet range (you should also add 99, TT, JJ, AK, AQ, and even more from the button). It's just too nitty and you'll never get to 3-bet bluff. Ok so they called your 3-bet. Good news: they CALLED not RAISED (4-bet) so you can almost eliminate AA and KK from their range. On the flop the dreaded over card hits. Yuk, I get it. But let's think about this. If they only called pre then THEY become the set miners and all those under pairs in the hole are crushed by QQ. Their smaller pairs flop sets 12%... ok. Also, unpaired hole cards hit the flop with 1 pair 32%. So with Ax or Kx hands the x portion is crushed by QQ and the A or K portion only hits 16%... ok. So their are a lot of hands (combos) that call your 3-bet pre but are still beat on the flop. Does the flopped over card stink? Yes! Do you play the rest of the hand on your belly and your head on a swivel? Yes:))

[@scubasteve4384]

@@user-ps1cq1db9n I do 3-bet QQ and all those hands you have mentioned. But on the low stakes cash table, if anyone is calling your 3-bet, they generally have an A or a K in their hand, so when the flop comes with an A or a K, I'm usually beat. And on the few occasions where I have continued calling bets down to the river, I get the bad news at showdown.

[@user-ps1cq1db9n]

Yeah I get it. It's tough to play post flop with over cards on board. @@scubasteve4384

[@buthomrk]

No 2 cards is unvincible in poker... It all depends on those lucky unfolding card... Going all in is a flip of a coin.... I'd rather go with gut instinct and if no improvement then go slow

[@ThePokerBank]

It sounds like you go based upon how your cards hit and not really with your gut instinct at all.

[@buthomrk]

@@ThePokerBank somehow gut instincts always gives hint about bad beats but it's when I go against those hint I falter... Maybe is bad negatives vibes even though I'm positive as positive person can be...

[@mikeberry2332]

Let's talk about how most poker players are not math majors

[@ThePokerBank]

Most people aren't math majors, but math still underlies just about everything in life =)