NL10 - AQ Flops Top Pair Against a Limp-Reraiser

[Mal_Pais]

Villian is 33/16/4 over 57 hands. PT calls him a Showdown Muppet. I normally drop AQ when reraised preflop against decent players, but I'm not giving the limp-min-reraise a lot of credit.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.10 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

Button ($9.25)
SB ($13.35)
Hero ($10.40)
UTG ($9.35)
MP ($10.20)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, MP calls $0.10, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $0.5</font>, MP calls $0.40, <font color="#CC3333">SB raises to $1.05</font>, Hero calls $0.50, MP calls $0.50.

Flop: ($3.05) Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $1.2</font>, Hero calls $1.20, MP folds.

<font color="blue">I have position on this guy and I want to raise the flop against this tiny bet and fold MP behind me. MP's cold call of the preflop action concerns me. Villian's preflop play is still perplexing, though. He's either got a butchered overpair or he's making a move with something. This guy is too aggressive to be limp-reraising AA, KK, or QQ. Maybe AK? This board is fairly dry against the types of hands I think he would make that kind of preflop play with. If he has AK, I'm making a mistake by not raising the flop.</font>

Turn: ($5.45) 6[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, Hero checks.

<font color="blue">Why has an aggressive player gone passive? Looking more like AK or a smaller pocket pair, but I don't want to get check-raised here and his line is still confusing. If he's making a move with trash, he's not calling a bet here. I can't get to showdown cheaply enough now. </font>

River: ($5.45) A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">SB bets $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $8.2</font>, SB folds.

<font color="blue">That's either my money card or his, and I'm not folding. Thoughts on this line, especially preflop, the flop, and the turn. I think my play is weak sauce. Thanks. </font>

Final Pot: $16.65

[knifeparty]

I have very little experience compared to most of this forum but I like your thinking here a lot, and you had a read on this guy the whole time. NH.