Deepstack poker aggressive play any good with my AQ

lijkie · #1 08-20-2007, 07:40 AM

Help me out the this hand please, all advise welcome:

Deep stack tournament Poker stars 10$+1$. Startingstack 5K

I'm playing mostly tight with top 5% startinghands and have accumilated with this stragegy some 3000 chips allready. I have a just above average stack at this moment in the tournament.

The blinds are 100/200 and i'm on the button with AQ offsuite.

In middle position player limps in for the BB 200.
I raise from the button to 3x BB = 600.
The SB calls 600
The BB fold
The MP player calls 600

The pot is exactly 2000 and the flop is: A T 7 with 2 spades [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].

The SB checks and the MP player checks aswell.

I bet 1200 in a pot of 2000.

The SB calls and so does the MP player.

The pot is 5600 and the turn is the K (not a spade [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]).

Now the SB bets 2360 and the MP player calls allin with 2250 or something.

I have 6720 left in chips and the SB has 4600 left after he bets 2360.

Fold, call or raise (how much)?

levAA · #2 08-20-2007, 08:02 AM

Preflop: good

Flop: I'd make the bet larger here - potsize - as you have two opponents.

Turn: your biggest concern now is the QsJs, who was right calling on the flop and made a straight now. an AK just made 2 pairs - but might have reraised on the flop. a KK made trips.

MP might still be on a draw and see himself pot-committed, but i think SB has beaten you.

This is a difficult spot, but with any call you commit yourself to the pot - so i think calling is not an option - leaves us pushing vs. folding - and i think folding here is the better choice.

TroutMaskReplica · #3 08-20-2007, 08:03 AM

raise more preflop - to 4xBB.

I think this is an easy fold on the turn, certainly without any reads on the villains. I think you're very likely beat by SB. MP may be chasing something or playing a weaker A than you but without reads to the contrary I'm giving SB credit for being ahead of us here.

lijkie · #4 08-20-2007, 09:09 AM

Nice guys. You are both right and allthough I made the same conclussion after the hand, I pushed when I was in the hand.

Pushing was an option, but folding was better:

SB was holding QJ offsuite and made a strange but (when considering implied odds) good call on the flop.

MP player had a pair of aces and a 5 kicker, so he was way behind.

Thanks for your inside on this hand!