The notion that there is one way to play a hand, or any one particular hand that should NEVER be played is absurd. QQ is a low premium starting hand. It's actual strength depends on a number of things:
- where are you sitting (position) ?
- what is the action leading into you?
- are you early, mid or late tournament?
- what are the players like who follow you?
- what is your stack size?
- what is the effective stack size?
My only concrete advice is that I'm unlikely to fold this hand preflop without a good reason.
But as with anything, the interesting bit is what happens after the flop.
A set of queens? Again, all the above questions reiterate.
A dry board?
A wet board?
A, K, boards.
Paired boards?
Flush Draws?
Straight draws?
My point is: there simply isn't one single way to play QQ (or any other hand).
However, GTT or ICM can tell you, given the right inputs, what portion of the time you should fold, call, small raise or large raise. But for most of us, this is a step or two beyond (for now).
Cheers,
ObbleeXY
