Hand Of The Day

Usually, at the microstakes, I take an UTG min-raise to be strong. I assume that people's logic is that they don't want to limp and miss out on action / building the pot, but they don't want to scare people off either or they want to induce a re-raise. I see it all the time. Case in point, see the hand below. I always view this action with suspicion and would advise people to keep their raises standardized. Since the UTG player was half-stacked and I had QQ, I was happy to get it all in pre-flop.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($23.95)
SB ($28.95)
Hero (BB) ($28.95)
UTG ($9.95)
MP ($26.20)
CO ($25.15)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q, Q
UTG bets $0.50, 3 folds, SB calls $0.40, Hero raises to $2, UTG raises to $9.95 (All-In), 1 fold, Hero calls $7.95

Flop: ($20.40) 10, 4, 8 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Turn: ($20.40) 9 (2 players, 1 all-in)

River: ($20.40) 5 (2 players, 1 all-in)

Total pot: $20.40 | Rake: $1

Results:
Hero had Q, Q (one pair, Queens).
UTG mucked A, K (high card, Ace).
Outcome: Hero won $19.40

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