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If you’re sitting in late position with pocket queens then it’s pretty much a sure call or raise.  After all, you’re not only holding one of the best hands in all of poker, but you’ve also got position over other players at the table.  Even still, there are times when you may not even want to call with a hand like pocket queens.  This especially comes into play when you’re up against the gap concept.

For those who are unfamiliar with the gap concept, it involves someone making a raise and somebody else re-raising in pre-flop play.  The gap concept also takes into account that a much stronger hand is needed before the flop to re-raise rather than just call.  So if you’re facing a raise and a re-raise before your turn to act, it’s likely that you’re up against one or two tough hands.  In fact, you could be facing pocket aces or kings, which are better pre-flop hands than what you’re holding.

Assuming you are in this situation, it would be risky to make the call with both raises out in front of you.  It’s likely that you’re up against at least one of the aforementioned hands so you won’t want to risk too many chips in this situation. 

You could make the call and assume that the 3-bettor is being overly aggressive while trying to steal the pot.  However, the person who made the initial raise could have a stronger hand than you as well, which makes a call even tougher in this situation. The best move in this instance might be to muck your cards since there are likely one or two hands that have you beat pre-flop.