I think my line looks pretty damn strong here. Obviously it’s not going to work when Villain has trips himself, but I feel like he has a lot of TT-AA here as well (not to mention AK before he calls turn).
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $4 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com
BB ($180.75)
UTG ($394)
Hero ($400)
CO ($545.50)
Button ($499.90)
SB ($418.30)
Preflop: Hero is MP with Jc, Kc.
1 fold, Hero raises to $12, CO raises to $38, Button calls $38, 2 folds, Hero calls $26.
Flop: ($120) Qh, Qc, 9d (3 players)
Hero checks, CO checks, Button checks.
Turn: ($120) 6s (3 players)
Hero bets $87.75, CO folds, Button calls $87.75.
River: ($295.50) 7h (2 players)
Hero bets $274.25 (All-In), Button calls $274.25.
Final Pot: $844
Results in white below:
Hero has Jc Kc (one pair, queens).
Button has Qs As (three of a kind, queens).
Outcome: Button wins $844.
Sick line from villain.
I like your line, and I think it works a ton. Sometimes vs really smart players though, I think half pot-2/3 pot looks stronger. After all, if we’re expecting TT-AA to fold, why would we jam Qx for value?
I think your line works fine here as the only hands I see him calling with are AQ, QQ, and 99. I’m curious of how often you expect people to flat here with AA and KK before the flop.