Pre and Post: Playing Your Overpair.

[Aequitas58]

The game is NLHE, FWIW. Hopefully, we can kick around this idea, because it's one that I've been thinking about since playing this weekend in AC. I'd like to discuss TWO situations where you likely have the best of it: QQ+ preflop, and when you hold an overpair on the flop.

1. PREFLOP - What do you do?
(a) KK in MP, you raise 3x or 4x. LP (could be CO or Button) reraises, and it's folded around. Do you raise or call. Why?
(b) AA-QQ in LP. MP player* raises 3-4x. 2 callers, action is to you. Your play?
(c) Same as (b), only instead of having two callers, it's heads up action.*

For more general discussion: When do you think it's ok (or absolutely not ok) to smooth call someone's raise preflop with one of these premium hands?

2. POSTFLOP. You have an overpair. When are you NOT betting or raising? Only when your opponent is a maniac, and you know he'll give you action? Are you EVER setting traps herin situations like these?

*I* know it depends. That reply isn't acceptable here. Essplain yourself, or stay out of my thread.

Let's see where this goes. I had a tricky hand this weekend, which I won, but it kept me thinking.

*Assume no reads.

PS: MEL: Move this shit! I accidentally started it in the wrong section.