Message Board : Flopping top 2 pair...

Hi all,

 Question regarding a hand in a 1/2 NL game I played last weekend at a local casino.   Here is the situation:

• I have about $210 and am on the button dealt QhJh
• An EP player raises to $10, a LP player calls, I call, and then the BB also calls
• Flop comes Qs-Jd-7s

The BB player mumbles under his breath, "that’s a scary board," and bets out $25.  I have to say about this player: he has been having a spectacular day and is over $1000 in chips.  He has been very aggressive with his betting, and went alll-in on a player with about $400 to get him to fold the nut straight with three spades on the board.  I have been quite impressed with his play, as he has been aggressive with his betting and has seemed to read the players quite well.

The other two players in the pot fold, and it is to me.  I have top two pair, so I raise to $75.  This leaves me with about $150.  In my mind, I am certain I will take down the pot right here, at this point figuring at best he has a hand like KQ or AQ or maybe even just bluffing with two spades.

To my surprise, the BB player goes all-in.  This raises the possibility in my mind that he may have an overpair, or perhaps 77 where he flopped a set.  Given his comment, and his aggressive style, I still think a hand like AQ or a two-spade semi-bluff are most likely.  But I am also very concerned about 77.

Needless to say, I call, and he turns over QQ.  It wasn’t even something I considered given the chances of him having both other queens, particularly since he didn’t re-raise from his BB position.  Could I have gotten away from my top 2 pair in that situation, to which I was basically drawing dead?  With my call, I was calling my remaining $125 into a pot of about $250.  Would I have the best of it at least 33% of the time to justify that call?

 I am interested in your comments…