($225) AQ played passively vs JohnnyBax

[ryanghall]

Villain, if you don't know, wins a lot of money at poker.
Comments appreciated.

PokerStars Tournament, Big Blind is t30 (9 handed) Converter on pregopoker.com

UTG (t1680)
UTG+1 (t1120)
MP1 (t1390)
Hero (t1560)
MP3 (t1050)
CO (t1500)
Button (t1780)
SB (t1470)
BB (t1950)

Preflop: Hero is in MP2 with A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
<font color="gray">UTG folds</font>, UTG+1 calls t30, <font color="gray">MP1 folds</font>, Hero calls t30, <font color="gray">MP3 folds</font>, <font color="gray">CO folds</font>, <font color="gray">Button folds</font>, SB calls t15, BB checks

Flop: (t120) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] 6[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (4 players)
SB checks, <font color="red">BB bets t120</font>, <font color="gray">UTG+1 folds</font>, Hero calls t120, <font color="gray">SB folds</font>

Turn: (t360) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">BB bets t300</font>, Hero calls t300

River: (t960) T[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
<font color="red">BB bets t1500 (All-in)</font>, <font color="gray">Hero folds</font>

[illegit]

I'd raise preflop and hope to isolate the limper with position and a strong hand.

Given that you limped I like how you played it postflop.

[AnthonyV]

I like a raise on the flop. If he calls and then leads turn again, I might bail.

EDIT: I think pf limp is totally fine.

[durron597]

Raise preflop for value / to protect your hand

Raise the flop

I'd feel much more comfortable letting this pot go if I had shown interest in the pot at any point, as it stands you let a good aggressive player run over you

[Greenfield]

Just because he wins at poker doesn't mean you need to be afraid of a flop bet, unless you have a good read on him?

I'd raise to about 400-500 on the flop and play from there, taking a cheap showdown if possible if you are afraid of his cards.

[samsonh]

Limping with AQ is fine here. Raising to 120 or 150 wouldn't be bad either. I'd reraise the flop to 300. If he pushes its a very tough decision.

[ryanghall]

Why are you all gung-ho about raising this flop?

There are no draws and it would turn things into a WA/WB situation. He's not calling a flop raise with any worse hands.

Ryan

[Austiger]

You played it fine on all streets. River is a fold of course.

[durron597]

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Why are you all gung-ho about raising this flop?

There are no draws and it would turn things into a WA/WB situation. He's not calling a flop raise with any worse hands.

Ryan

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You're allowing him to blow you off your hand too often

[FeNeF]

I don't like this, but I'm sure you have your reasons.

I think I raise this flop.