NL25: AQo OOP, 6 limper, Hero raises - How Bad is it?

[ranka]

My question is: What is your play preflop and how bad this raise is? I love to raise OOP with AQo, any pocket pair, if there is tons of limpers and pot is unraised. All answers, advices are welcome. Also you may comment flop and other streets.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (9 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

MP1 ($24.15)
MP2 ($4.10)
MP3 ($13.10)
CO ($7.50)
Button ($22.15)
Hero ($29.25)
BB ($25.80)
UTG ($33.75)
UTG+1 ($12.65)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls $0.25, UTG+1 calls $0.25, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP2 calls $0.25, MP3 calls $0.25, CO calls $0.25, Button calls $0.25, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $2.5</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls $2.25, MP2 folds, MP3 calls $2.25, CO calls $2.25, Button folds.

Flop: ($11) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $7.5</font>, UTG+1 calls $7.50, MP3 folds, CO folds.

Turn: ($26) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets $17.3</font>, UTG+1 calls $2.65 (All-In).

River: ($31.30) 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: $31.30

[RapidEvolution]

For me, it'd depend on the table and whether or not a raise like this would narrow the field at all. If not, I'd just call and see what the flop brought, as I'm really not in the mood to raise to something like...4 with AQo OOP.

I'd probably just pot the flop here and see if one of the medium stacks pushes his remaing 3 bucks in.

[swainy]

i think the raise to $2.50 is good... most of the limpers are not deep enough to pay 9 more BBs to set mine or try and hit hard with suited connectors.

However, I think you should have just bet the pot on the flop forcing any1 all in if they want to see a turn and river

[skibbel]

"how bad this raise is"
You shold be 100% raising in this spot.
The tightest raising range here should be 99+,ATs+,AJ+,KJs,KQ+.
I'd raise more hands.
Also you PFR could be up to 3$, but 2.5$ is fine, too.
This hand is 100% Standard, you could shove the flop, but i wouldn't change much.