I`m in a no-limit ring game on UB, on the button with QQ. Two players limp in and the cut-off raises three times the bb, i call everyone else folds.
Flop:

He raises four times the bb. Now i re-raise him double his bet and he folds.
So, my question is should i have slow-played and was i a bit of a pussy for thinking "flush draw" against just the one opponent. This is my standard move in this situation.

Since you hold two of the queens, you essentially have the deck crippled unless he has 88/AA/KK. A lot of the time people raise from the CO with garbage anyways, so its likely he has absolutely nothing.


Calling is best unless you have a strong read.

He's raising 4x the BB which is a fairly large bet. I wouldn't put him on the flush draw here, because he certainly isn't representing it. I'd say he might be holding an A,8 or some other mediocre hand. When he put the bet out there, he probably didn't have intention of a call or raise from you. The 4xBB bet was probably trying to take the pot then and there. I tend to slow play hands like these to get maximum value out of it. Like goose said, you have the deck crushed, and the chance of hitting that flush draw isn't that high anyways. I would call and at least let him see the next card with your position behind him, then take it from there.

Originally Posted by Coder4Lyfe

He's raising 4x the BB which is a fairly large bet. I wouldn't put him on the flush draw here, because he certainly isn't representing it. I'd say he might be holding an A,8 or some other mediocre hand. When he put the bet out there, he probably didn't have intention of a call or raise from you. The 4xBB bet was probably trying to take the pot then and there. I tend to slow play hands like these to get maximum value out of it. Like goose said, you have the deck crushed, and the chance of hitting that flush draw isn't that high anyways. I would call and at least let him see the next card with your position behind him, then take it from there.

Well...sometime I raise with the FD in order to steal or hide my hand and have get meore action if I hit.

Any way if you raise the minimum to avoid the flush, it's pointless, cuz you'll have a call 9 out of 10 times. So I agree with tiy here, the move was a cold call or a pot size bet...

I would have go for the slow play option too and take it on the turn if he does not improve. If he hit 2 pairs or a trip, BOOM... your rich!!!!

KJ