3- Two PF Situations: AQs and 66

[TomBrooks]

1. PokerStars $3. BB: t150 (9 handed)

SB is tight except he called my UTG JJ 4bb raise earlier with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] in the BB. 2p2er?

Is this a good place to push, or is it better to call and play poker?

UTG+1 (t3274)
MP1 (t742)
MP2 (t1285)
MP3 (t1914)
CO (t1603)
Button (t1805)
SB (t1570)
Hero (t1522)
UTG (t1285)

Preflop: Hero is BB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">7 folds</font>, SB completes, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t1522</font>, SB calls t1372.



2. PokerStars $3. BB is t100 (9 handed)

This guys been raising quite a bit so far, about 19% (38/19). I have M of 9 (I don't know how not to relate to M) and thought I might avoid tangling. How does my stack here affect this decision?

Button (t2549)
SB (t792)
BB (t1485)
UTG (t1714)
UTG+1 (t1828)
MP1 (t2330)
MP2 (t1720)
Hero (t1297)
CO (t1285)

Preflop: Hero is MP3 with 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 6[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t300</font>, <font color="#666666">6 folds</font>.

[Velocity]

I shove both hands.

Hand 1, we have 10bbs and AQs bvb. No need to get cute with it.
Hand 2, we are ahead of his wide opening range and hopefully have some fold equity. winning this pot increases our stack by 30% if we take it down preflop.

[DaN_05]

LOL, dude seriously I wouldn't worry about playing against any 2+2ers at the $3 games.

Hand #1, you have 10xBB and AQs. This isn't a time to get cute and "play pokah". Shove all-in, it seems he could call a ton of junk you have crushed anyways.

Hand #2, meh I'm not too crazy about shoving here to be honest. I'm sure you can cos you are likely ahead of his range but I'd like more than 88+, AQ+ here but at a $3 I'm sure you can shove 66 here profitably. I just prefer not to tangle, besides there is still 4 others who could wake up with a better hand here.

[AMT]

first one is an uber standard shove, and im also shoving a lot worse over a lot of SB completers with your stack.

hand 2 id fold. i dont like shoving here from this position as i dont think you have much FE and you also have 5 people to act behind if you shove. im not thrilled about it with 12+BB and 66. its possible that vs a lagtard opener who i think i have a ton of FE against in a slightly later position, that I'd shove, but generally I play low pp's a lot more cautiously in this spot, as youre not able to play them profitably for set value at this level and the prospect of shoving in this situation just doesnt thrill me (meaning, since its an all or nothing situation, ill take the nothing here).