AQ with UTG raiser 1.10

[markbris]

Recently moved to the table, Should I be pushing this spot? Seems like a bad spot to push as he is raising utg, is this call alright? Once the flop came he insta-checked, which made me suspicous. How do you play this hand?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t1200 (8 handed) internettexasholdem.com

Button (t8382)
SB (t22810)
BB (t75066)
UTG (t37576)
UTG+1 (t21890)
MP1 (t1305)
Hero (t17784)
CO (t11510)

Preflop: Hero is MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t3000</font>, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t3000, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Flop: (t6525) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG checks, Hero ?

[goatsnake_au]

I would fold preflop to UTG raise.

Since you called I would check and see a free card. Evaluate your hand again on turn as you have position on villian.

[Dr1Gonzo]

You fold to the UTG raise? Why?
Why not call and reevaluate later or even shove ?
The UTG raise does not always mean AK, AA, KK, QQ, and anything else you're flipping, which with this stack size is the best thing you could hope for.

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Since you called I would check and see a free card. Evaluate your hand again on turn as you have position on villian.

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[Cablelessray]

don't push, you have 14000, pot is about 6000?

i'd check cause he's in here with PP a lot, and i think he'll call you with that board.

[Dr1Gonzo]

I meant shove preflop

[Cablelessray]

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I meant shove preflop

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yes. . if you get to the flop check

[goatsnake_au]

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You fold to the UTG raise? Why?
Why not call and reevaluate later or even shove ?
The UTG raise does not always mean AK, AA, KK, QQ, and anything else you're flipping, which with this stack size is the best thing you could hope for.

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I would fold due to no reads on villian. I dont like calling a raise with 3 left to act behind me with AQ. What do we do if someone behind us pushes ? Our stack is getting to the point where we cant call raises without starting to cripple ourself. Id prefer a shove to a call but again that would be highly read dependent on villian and I dont think we are quite in pushbot mode yet. Since we have no reads I still think I fold.

This may be too tight tho...thoughts ?

[shaundeeb]

at this level not shoving PF is sooo bad.

[flyingmoose]

I shove most of the time. I'll find a fold here with a read sometimes but I never call with that stack.

[mflip]

Yeah this is a 1.10. Shove PF, he'll call with ATo, AJ, KQ, etc.