Before I get to the turn raise, I am all for raising in EP with suited connectors, but QT does not fall into this category. QT has to be one of the top 5 trap hands. The biggest benefit to raising with suited connectors is when you hit a flop hard and your opponent has absolutely no idea that he is beat with his 2 pair type hand. That is near impossible with QT.
Say you flop a straight, and your opponent flops 2 pair holding 89 on a J98 board. Do you think he is going to put his stack in here? Isnt JJ a distinct possibility for you? He has to be a bit nervous that he is beat, and thus may slow down or fold to an all-in bet. He has to know that is a scary flop for AA, and a player that raises preflop and keeps coming on the turn probably holds more than an overpair. Further, you dont have a lot of cards that can come on the turn that are good for you. An A, K, or Q on the turn and now 2/4 big pairs have a set. A Jack, and your opponent wont like it at all - that kills his hand. A ten is horrible. 8 or 9 and you're toast. 7? Forget it. You're left to a 6 or below. I dont like that one bit.
But say you hold 57, flop 468. Your opponent holds top two. You are betting strong. He is much more likely to put you on just an overpair here. Plus, there are a bevy of cards that can come off that you can still get his stack. Pretty much any card except a 4, 6 or 8. I just dont make a habit of playing QT at all, let alone raising with it. There isnt enough deceptive value in those cards - when you hit, those are the very cards that you opponent fears anyway.
Anyway, on to the turn. I dont like it for similar reasons. Board is 7893. You want to be able to fold off a better hand than yours, but the only ones that will fold here are one-pair+straight draw type hands. 8T or 9T. Your opponent is going to put you on an overpair here. I wouldnt put you on a set - most players like to limp with 77, 88, or 99 in EP, not raise. There is a chance you have JT, but most players would be willing to go to the river with their 2 pair, even if it was 78. No chance they are folding a set.
So you are making a play that is going to take advantage of 8T and 9T. Aren't you better off trying to get to the river for cheap, hoping a Jack or the
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comes off and you can take their stack? Or if you dont hit (and neither does your opponent) and you put your opponent on 8T or 9T - check-call the turn and lead the river! He will be hard pressed to call with just one pair, especially if a paint card or A hits.
Quick addition: Your opponent could hold TT, JJ, or QQ here, in fact those are quite likely. I've found that the opponents who are unwilling to re-raise preflop with QQ are the same ones that wont let go post flop. As for TT and JJ, I think that a similar line I suggested for playing the 8T or 9T will work.
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