Two AQ hands in a 1+.20 18man

ItalianFX · #1 05-10-2007, 02:40 PM

Play here was absolutely tight-passive. The players can be categorized as really bad.

I just want to check on these two hands, with my reasoning to see if I'm correct in my thinking.

I've been playing in more pots than anybody, but I've really had legitimate hands. I don't know if I had to show down any hands at all, but I haven't been pulling any bluffs. I don't know if my image matters or not, but I've been the aggressor at the table.

Hand 1:

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
8 players
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Stack sizes:
Hero: t1900
UTG+1: t1230
MP1: t985
MP2: t3225
CO: t1580
Button: t2965
SB: t175
BB: t1440

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is UTG with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
Hero calls t30 (pot was t45), UTG+1 folds, MP1 calls t30 (pot was t75), MP2 calls t30 (pot was t105), CO calls t30 (pot was t135), Button calls t30 (pot was t165), SB folds, BB checks.

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t195, 6 players)
BB checks, Hero bets t195

I limp because I'm out of position. If I raise, I'm going to get several callers. Not too many people fold to raises at the 15/30 level. I've read that AQ isn't a great hand to play out of position - maybe I didn't read that - I don't know, but it's sticking in my head for some reason.

2nd Hand:

This hand was the very next hand after the hand above.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t15/t30
8 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1230
UTG+1: t955
MP1: t3195
MP2: t1550
CO: t2935
Button: t160
SB: t1410
Hero: t2065

Pre-flop: (8 players) Hero is BB with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
UTG calls t30 (pot was t45), UTG+1 calls t30 (pot was t75), MP1 folds, MP2 calls t30 (pot was t105), CO calls t30 (pot was t135), 2 folds, 2 folds, Hero checks.

Flop: T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (t165, 5 players)
Hero bets t165, UTG calls t165 (pot was t330), UTG+1 calls t165 (pot was t495), MP2 raises all-in t1520, CO folds, Hero raises all-in t2035

I just check because of the awful amount of limpers. I'm going to be out of position for this hand, but if I hit the flop, I'll be in position to take the aggression. I then get a push behind me and I call because I think there are more ways for him to have a lesser Queen, or a straight draw over TT or QQ. I doubt he even has TT or QQ because those hands might raise preflop. Good or Bad?