It sounds like you were just out of the money. Can you post some more info. Where was the Bubble? How many players had less chips than you? How much did he have at the start of the hand?
I would stay away from an All-in pre-flop when UTG with QQ (late position is much better). You have 7 players left to act and someone may have a monster hand or a large stack in late position may want to gamble and bust you.
I probably would have played a similar strategy pre-flop (raise 3BB-4BB) and hope to take the blinds or a favorable flop. With 7 other players, there's probably an A and K out there. A large stack may play A-Face, K-Face, AXs or KXs. So any flop showing with an over needs cautious play, especially if on the Bubble in tournament. I would not invest much more post-flop. Here are your options:
1) Putting the rest All-in is definitely high risk with an over on the board.
2) Since you are getting low on chips, making a small bet not an option.
3) Checking gives you a small chance of getting a 3rd Q, plus gives you the option of getting away from that hand. And the next hand you start BB with
4000 in chips.
When on the bubble in a tournament, survival is the key. I've had AA cracked by KQs and KK beaten by AA when going all-in on the Bubble. So now I play more cautious. I may not be winning tournies, but now I am making it to the money more often.
My $0.02,
Iceberg  |