$16 - AQ bubble vs reraise

[JLaw]

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I don't see why there should be paranoia about ANY villain pushing ATC here at a $16.

I think open pushing is giving up value here, it would be ok with antes though. Well played OP (fold to 3-bet obv).

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You shouldn't necessarily discard this possibility just because it's a $16. Instead of judging by the buy-in, judge based on the SB's play so far. Have you seen him re-steal, particularly light? Have you seen him amp up the aggression in a serious way as the big stack on the bubble (relative to earlier play?). Has he seen you make raises on the bubble and lay down to a re-raise from a bigger stack, etc etc.

As played, dump it. You've got a short stack and you don't want to risk bubbling with AQ against a re-raise. Pay close attention to how the big stack plays the bubble and make notes for the future.

Jeff