50NL AQ on a scary board. What to do?
 

Ultimate Bet No-Limit Hold'em, $.50 BB (8 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

UTG ($27.30)
UTG+1 ($104.15)
Hero ($48.25)
MP2 ($47.85)
CO ($58.60)
Button ($89.25)
SB ($50.25)
BB ($50)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.50, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $1.5</font>, MP2 calls $1.50, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, UTG calls $1.

Flop: ($5.25) J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $5.25</font>, Hero folds, MP2 folds.

Final Pot: $10.50


If all these cards didnt connect i wouldnt be scared but the only hand i can beat is QQ or A10. I assume he has AA KK AK or AJ. What should i do

Re: 50NL AQ on a scary board. What to do?
 

fold.

Re: 50NL AQ on a scary board. What to do?
 

Well I ain't that sure that this fellow has AA, KK, AK; Limp-smoothcalling isn't the way most people play these cards. Calling with AJ after a raise OOP would also be pretty loose. What are his stats? Is he so passive preflop that he could have JJ? He might just know that this board scares you (your preflopraise looks more like a sweetener to me, or do you raise always that 'weak'?) too and be betting with a pocketpair lower then jacks or something like KQs, maybe just an suited ace. I wouldn't give up yet and just call to see what he does on the turn.

Re: 50NL AQ on a scary board. What to do?
 

I don't play 50NL, but I'd raise more preflop, to like $2.5.

Re: 50NL AQ on a scary board. What to do?
 

Give us some reads on these guys.