$225 AQ pf

DDBeast · #1 11-23-2006, 09:27 PM

Villain was loose but relatively passive. I don't remember, but I don't think 4bb was his standard raise.

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UTG (t1805)
MP (t4320)
Button (t2345)
Hero (t3890)
BB (t1140)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold, MP raises to t800, 1 fold, Hero ...

Pudge714 · #2 11-23-2006, 10:49 PM

Fold. His raise screams I don't want to play postflop, but I don't want to fold. With your chip position racing here is really bad.
If he raised 3bb or less shove. Although I may call a min raise.

ryanghall · #3 11-24-2006, 01:21 AM

I think I'd actually push here. He can't call you without a monster and I highly doubt he has AA-QQ. There's a chance he has AK but whatever, you have to take the odd chance.

Ryan

MaLiik · #4 11-24-2006, 04:51 AM

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I think I'd actually push here. He can't call you without a monster and I highly doubt he has AA-QQ. There's a chance he has AK but whatever, you have to take the odd chance.

Ryan

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CountDante · #5 11-24-2006, 07:22 AM

See, I may be the crazy one, but I would probably call here and see the flop. With the chip stacks, it isnt a huge chunk of the stack. You also represent a hand and could use that to outplay later. Also, i dont see 4xBB that that huge a raise, however, if it is AK, will you scare em off? Maybe. The only thing raising would chase off is a bluff.

DDBeast · #6 11-24-2006, 02:18 PM

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See, I may be the crazy one, but I would probably call here and see the flop. With the chip stacks, it isnt a huge chunk of the stack. You also represent a hand and could use that to outplay later. Also, i dont see 4xBB that that huge a raise, however, if it is AK, will you scare em off? Maybe. The only thing raising would chase off is a bluff.

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Calling 4bb with AQ OOP kind of sucks though since there's not much to do unless I hit the flop.

ir0nphist · #7 11-24-2006, 02:29 PM

With these stacks I'd just fold.

Eagles · #8 11-24-2006, 02:31 PM

Ya i think this is a fold because it's 4bbs which indicates he doesn't plan on folding.

MikeMcQ1 · #9 11-24-2006, 02:43 PM

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Ya i think this is a fold because it's 4bbs which indicates he doesn't plan on folding.

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But don't these kind of raises often indicate that he doesn't plan on folding *to the shorter stacks*?

AMT · #10 11-24-2006, 02:54 PM

this is one of those spots thats so grey in STTs...AQ to a sizy raise where youre not sure how much FE you have and you dont have a good enough read to make it a definite shove or fold. because you say hes loose, i may shove, but i think this is very close, and the presence of a few short stacks may make this a fold. we're soooooted, so shove i guess [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]