Strong hand improves on turn

Game type: $20+2 SNG
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Your hand: Q♥Q♠

Preflop: 7th hand of SNG. Player A min-raises UTG and you raise it up to 140 with your queens. Table folds around to Player A who calls. Flop comes:

7♥T♦T♣

Flop: Player A checks, you bet 200 and Player A calls. On the turn you spike the Q♣.

Turn: Player A checks. How should you play your monster?

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John B.

Easy check here. Nothing to be fearful of.

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mary

Check, I think this is the best way to get full value. Perhaps a case could be made for putting a feeler bet in to get a little more if we knew something about A’s tendency to protect his money ($200 or less) but I think giving a free card and hoping it hits A is the best bet here. You don’t think A has pocket 10s, do you?

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Joe

I like betting here. I feel checking is acceptable but the 2nd best play. He called a preflop raise and called on the flop – he’s not going away and likes his hand so betting will get more money in the pot. Furthermore, his check on the turn may indicate he wants to check raise – let him. If he has AA or KK, you’ll get plenty of action.

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Frank

Check. By checking, he will think your flop bet was simply a continuation bet to steal the pot and will most likely take a stab thinking you’re weak with a hand like AK. If he’s on a straight draw of sorts, let him catch it, if he had a 10, then you’ll get his money on the river anyway.

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Kyle

I think the old saying strong means weak and weak means strong comes into play here. By checking here then raising the river we are less likely to get action on the river. I don’t think he would just call a raise with KK or AA out of position here especially this early. He woulda reraised you pre flop with those hands. The check-call on the flop would be an indicator of one of several scenarios. He has a draw or a medium pair or he has a 10. If he has the 10 we’re winnin a big pot here so lets look at the other scenario. If he has a medium pair like 9s or 8s or maybe JJ, he wants to see a cheap showdown. He probably thinks he has the best hand. If we continue to bet this pot we are going to get more value against this hand. By not betting we are missing out on some chips. He checks the river and now we try to value bet our hand for only maybe 2 or 3 hundred chips. I think we should fire away on the turn. This strength could be perceived as a busted flop for AK. I think betting here entices him to play back at us with a checkraise.

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ripp

he called the 200 on the flop, now you have a full house. fire out another 200-300 raise, he will probably call. then on the river fire out another 200-300 raise. these are all big raises compaired to the blinds, but hes already called one. stay consistant and have him call you down. if you check, he might bet on the river, but if he dosent you dident get the max amount of chips possible.

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Mikey

Fire a small $150 bet in here, smaller than your flop bet. This kills 3 birds with one stone: 1) signals weakness/fear (hopefully encouraging a checkraise, but at least a call), 2) builds the pot into something that will support a bigger bet on the river 3) will probably gives you some info about the real strength of his hand

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