16T, 300-600 blinds, pretty awful situation to be in with AQ

[Great Salt Lake]

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t600 with t50 antes (4 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

CO (t3250)
Button (t7825)
Hero (t1535)
BB (t890)

Preflop: Hero is in SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="red">Button raises to t1800</font>, Hero cries.

please notice BB only has &lt; 300 chips remaining

[cidcamp]

pretty easy fold

[Green Kool Aid]

Gotta fold it. Let the BB get knocked out.

[dipstikdave]

i don't like playing for 3rd. don't we kill btn's range?

[cidcamp]

button might be raising with any 2 cards. Sng main objective is getting into the money. The BB situation makes the SB to fold AQ.

[True North]

Fold it. A call is clearly -$EV.

I ran it through SNGPT, and you'd need queens or better to call in this spot against a typical loose raiser, nines or better if he's raising ATC.

[Finnisher]

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i don't like playing for 3rd. don't we kill btn's range?

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The thing is AQo doesn't really kill any range button could be on.

[PTB]

Fold, you cant be calling less than QQ here i dont think, maybee KK+

[BvlyHls90210]

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i don't like playing for 3rd. don't we kill btn's range?

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Others though are interested in not being bad SnG players. Calling here is awful.

[dipstikdave]

i agree. i never said to call.