Since you only asked a GENERAL question, I will give a GENERAL answer:
Like walking through a minefield: VERY CAREFUL, WATCH your %^@%^@#%^ing step.
back in 1992, ESKIMO (have you seen him on TV, win a big one?) Was teaching ATE the basic principles of no limit hold em. Prior to then, I had only played limit.
Yeah, ATE knows Eskimo. Anyway, I'll always (and you should to) remember his famous lesson to me:
"In no limit, there are only two hands, when the bet is big. The BIG hand, and the LITTLE hand. Aces are the big hand. Kings are the little hand."
So, I guess you can see where queens rank, if KK is the "little hand"
Actually, ATE feels that KK is almost always suitable for calling a big bet, because of the way people are playing tournaments nowadays. People just LOOOOOOOOOVE Ace king, and WILL make hugely irrational raises with it.
Of course, if you are studying the game, as you should, you'll know that
KK is 70-30 over AK
BUT!!!
QQ, is only about a 56-44 favorite, over AK
So, even if you get LUCKY, and are ONLY up against AK, they still have a very good chance to KICK YOUR BUTT
It's very hard to get big action, against someone that's a big underdog to you, with QQ.
I would play QQ, the same way as any other pair that you intend to play.
Open for about 3-4x big blind, and be prepared to DUMP against a big raise. Unless you have good player notes, and are up against a crazed action raiser.
Their is merit, to just limping, and hoping to bust someone, when you flop a set.
Later on, when the blinds get big and you are a short stack, you can play QQ more aggressivly. People who are also short-stacked, may give you "despiration action" or feel that you are just trying to steal the blinds.
But, : "In situtations where action cannot be expected, except from better hands, and.or AK, you must proceed with caution, as though your QQ was only 99.
Don't forget, ATE lesson blocks are available
P.S. Noooooooo, I'm not making this Edgar guy up, he's real
AdamStatistics: Posted by AdamtheExpert — Wed Dec 08, 2004 9:22 pm
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