[that_pope]

Thanks for the responses. I am glad that my decision to fold was agreed on by many who posted. But unfortunately the one person who knows the guy (Howard) had the best answer, in a player specific and results oriented way. I still don't know if the exact situation came up again, if I would be able to close my eyes and call 3 BBs down, hoping to be good.

Results for those of you who like stuff like this.

Well, after the UTG guy threebet, images of AK were dancing in my head, and that doesn't take into consideration the MP1 guy, who has exactly two cards.

I think for no more than 7 seconds and my AQ is in the muck, and MP1 calls the bet. The turn comes a 2, UTG bets, MP1 calls, river is a 4, UTG thinks because 4 to a straight out there, but no normal human being has a 3 here, so he bets, and MP1 folds, mumbling something about his pocket pairs never holding up.

I am instantly furious he raised on the flop, and that feeling gets repeated when UTG showed his obvious hand of AJ.

The feeling of rage leaves my body when I cash out and put my new found money in cloth bags with dollar signs on them to take home.