AQ UTG in Stars 4/180

Airharley · #1 04-21-2007, 07:30 PM

Past the bubble about 11 or 12 left. Villain was at my starting table, he plays a LAG game, and I've seen him show down some truly marginal hands. He plays a lot of his hands the same way, cbetting often.

Poker Stars
No Limit Holdem Tournament
Blinds: t600/t1200
(Ante: t75)
5 players
Converter

Stack sizes:
Hero: t40647
CO: t10900
Button: t13286
SB: t75518
BB: t21762

Pre-flop: (5 players) Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]
Hero raises to t3600, 2 folds, SB raises to t6000, BB folds, Hero calls t2400 (pot was t11175).

Flop: 5[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 8[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (t13575, 2 players)
SB bets t4800, Hero ???

Should I call, fold or push? Comments on preflop and post are appreciated.

Sherman · #2 04-21-2007, 07:34 PM

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The post pretty good. Used the convertor and whatnot. However, the title should say you are in the HJ because you are only 5 handed. UTG 5 handed is not equal to UTG 9 handed. However, HJ 5 haned is equal to HJ 9 handed.

Anyhow, I don't really see much merit in calling on the flop. Given your reads, he might even look you up with AK, so I'd just pitch it here despite the good odds. Keep picking on everybody else until the FT.

bigentx · #3 04-21-2007, 07:36 PM

Preflop is standard, postflop depends. What kind of hands has he reraised with? I fold as i think your behind his range.

Airharley · #4 04-21-2007, 07:47 PM

That's the one thing I'm not sure of, I had just gotten to the table. He seemed to be pushing everyone around though. I was just so confused because of the small reraise.

hibees8 · #5 04-21-2007, 07:57 PM

I think he may have pocket jacks or better - he did a small raise pre not wanting you out the hand. Your only really hope is AJ (or if he has AK you might get him off it) - but a small raise to an UTG raise really looks like medium pair to me. If he has AK you probably need to bet 15k to get him off it too much of your stack to risk.
I'd either smooth call once - only risking $5000 and see what the next card brings - he might check after that or just fold - you have plenty of chips