($27) Yet Another AQ Hand - Maybe I Ought Start Laying These Down

[bighomeytim]

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Hero (t1480)
CO (t1500)
Button (t1425)
SB (t1350)
BB (t1490)
UTG (t1620)
UTG+1 (t1605)
MP1 (t1650)
MP2 (t1380)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t30, UTG+1 calls t30, MP1 calls t30, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t140</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls t110, MP1 calls t110.

Flop: (t495) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, MP1 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t175</font>, UTG+1 calls t175, MP1 folds.

Turn: (t845) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+1 checks, Hero checks.

River: (t845) 4[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets t150</font>, Hero calls t150.

Final Pot: t1145

[Q..]

Strange play.. raise 120 preflop, and don't cbet this board since power of AQ in such situation would be against weak limpers with Ax Qx if A or Q hit board.

[CheeseMoney]

I'm actually ok with this line. You have AQs, which plays better multiway, as you often can semibluff if you pick up a draw, and you are in position against limpers whom you mave have dominated or are otherwise likely limping small pps/trash. I'm raising this just like i would raise AK, and JJ+, which would be 3xBB + 1bb per limper, so I'm making it 180 preflop, hoping to get the pot headsup. HU, I cbet this board for about 2/3 pot. As played with 2 callers, I think I just check behind, as your low pfr doesn't scream "I have an overpair" to me.

Q... I realize that raising to 120 is gonna make pot control much easier for cbetting, but whats the point of raising this small when you won't be folding anyone out of the hand. A 120 raise preflop is just a pot sweetener, which is great if we flop a flush, and horrible with anything else.

[Q..]

i need those A8 KQ QJ hands on flop, thats like only way for AQ to become +ev

[CheeseMoney]

I see your point, but A8 is gonna freak out on an A high flop and won't continue too far to action when an A flops unless he hits two pair. If you wanna keep those hands in, I just limp behind, totally disguising your hand strength. Any pot I ever raise I'm trying to take down or get heads up. Pot sweetening raises with a hand like AQs scare me-- I'll have to mull over it.

[sence25]

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I see your point, but A8 is gonna freak out on an A high flop and won't continue too far to action when an A flops unless he hits two pair.

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not always, some people love to play their tp for stacks at the 27s i play.
Actually I limp pf, check flop and fold river.