$10 AQ in SB

$upermad4it · #1 11-26-2006, 09:22 AM

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t10/t20
9 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
UTG: t1460
UTG+1: t1500
MP1: t1670
MP2: t1500
MP3: t1540
CO: t1600
Button: t1370
Hero: t1480
BB: t1380

Pre-flop: (9 players) Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
UTG calls t20 (pot was t30), 2 folds, MP2 calls t20 (pot was t50), MP3 calls t20 (pot was t70), 2 folds, Hero raises to t120, 3 folds, MP3 calls t100 (pot was t200).

Flop: 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (t300, 2 players)
Hero checks, MP3 bets t80, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: t80 returned to MP3.

Results:
Final pot: t300

Hows my line here guys? Bigger raise preflop?

aajiii · #2 11-26-2006, 09:37 AM

I would just call pre-flop. I don't like raising with AQo from the small blind when there's already several limpers in early in the tournament. Most of the time you're going to get called by at least couple of players, pretty much no matter how much you raise, especially at these low limit sng's.

$upermad4it · #3 11-26-2006, 09:38 AM

I know what you saying but if I see a Q or an A on the flop with 5 limpers I could get in trouble.

ger664 · #4 11-26-2006, 09:49 AM

I call this PF as you are OOP on the flop.

In a $10 you will be able to stack weaker Q's and A's. This makes up for the times you get stacked by 2 pairs and sets and drawing hands that catch up later.

aajiii · #5 11-26-2006, 09:55 AM

Well, yes. But imo raising isn't the correct play here. You have the worst possible position on the flop and you're going to miss the flop quite often. By raising here you're just building a big pot OOP.

Occasionally you're going to get in trouble when you hit your A and one of the limpers has made two pair with his A2o on the flop or whatever, but I do think that more often you're going to win the pot when you're opponents call with their A-crap to the showdown (some might do this because they don't put you on AQ, because you didn't raise pre-flop).

But that's just my opinion.

Unknown Soldier · #6 11-26-2006, 09:59 AM

limp pf. AQ is not that strong of a hand.

Unknown Soldier · #7 11-26-2006, 10:08 AM

As played, why arent you cbetting here? You're HU on a board that isnt that coordinated. Bet t180

futuredoc85 · #8 11-26-2006, 10:09 AM

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limp pf. AQ is not that strong of a hand.

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falksfa;klsjdfg;lasjgfdsa;klgja;lfsgjlsfajgsafgsaf l;jgs thats not the reason! only b/c he is OOP and there are limpers in already that hes not getting rid of. Likewise, some people limp it in EP b/c it encourages people to limp behind w/ hands you dominate, although at lower buyins they will call your raises anyway. Its not b/c AQ isnt a strong hand. I see 2p2ers open-limping AQ from Middle and Late Position b/c they think like this and its just not true.

Unknown Soldier · #9 11-26-2006, 10:11 AM

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limp pf. AQ is not that strong of a hand.

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falksfa;klsjdfg;lasjgfdsa;klgja;lfsgjlsfajgsafgsaf l;jgs thats not the reason! only b/c he is OOP and there are limpers in already that hes not getting rid of. Likewise, some people limp it in EP b/c it encourages people to limp behind w/ hands you dominate, although at lower buyins they will call your raises anyway. Its not b/c AQ isnt a strong hand. I see 2p2ers open-limping AQ from Middle and Late Position b/c they think like this and its just not true.

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i meant not that strong oop, I'm not sure why I didn't write oop.

futuredoc85 · #10 11-26-2006, 10:13 AM

ok just checking b/c iirc you were wanting to limp AK a while back and very often ppl leave value on the table by limping AQ.