400NL, Basic BvB question, AQ

[mikeJ]

I've been at table for ~40 hands. I've shown down AA and have won like 3 other pots preflop. No read on BB.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $4 BB (5 handed) Hand History Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: FlopTurnRiver)

Hero ($509.90)
BB ($404.50)
UTG ($96)
MP ($42.15)
Button ($414.90)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q, A.
3 folds, Hero raises to $16, BB raises to $48, Hero ?

How do you proceed from here? What's the best hand you fold to BB's raise?

[Hoopster81]

You are never going to win a big pot here without flopping a monster.

I see regulars call my blind battle 3-bets here with hands like KQs and AQo fairly often, and they outflop me sometimes and win small pots, but when we play big pots I have those hands dominated.

So, I pitch this here with no read. This is probably the best hand I fold.

[PatInTheHat]

Fold. I might even fold AK with no history but im very tight when OOP, although sb vs bb changes that a bit.

[mikeJ]

Anyone like a 4 bet AI? Which pocket pairs do you continue with? TT+?

[PatInTheHat]

I like 4 betting with any of the weaker hands here over calling but I like some history before making this play with AQ. AK on the other hand seems ok.

Pairs are tough to continue with too, im not really sure what id play [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[Mr_Blonde]

I'm probably 4 betting this. Definitely not folding in a blind battle

[Eagles]

I feel like 4 betting here is probably the best line providing that you do the same with big pairs.
edit: obviously not always some of the time

[foobar37]

You left out the most important part of the history. How many times has it been folded to you and villain in the blinds, and what happened?

In general though, I would call here in most situation. If you had a few blind battles before and this is your first time raising, AND if BB is an uber-nit, then I would consider folding. Otherwise I usually call here. AQo is just too strong a hand to fold heads up at 2:1, even OOP.

I don't like 4-betting because of stack sizes. If you 4-bet to 140ish, you will have a tough decision whether he pushes or calls. I think pushing yourself sucks because he has AK too often and rarely folds.

Without reads or history I guess I might fold ATo, but I usually call AJo. I call any pair and most strong drawing hands. I probably call KQo but not KJo.

P.S. Folding AKo here would be insane, unless Hero sucks post-flop or either Hero or Villain have uber-nit images.

[Kilillan]

4-bet that shiiiiiiiiit

[Hoopster81]

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Fold. I might even fold AK with no history but im very tight when OOP, although sb vs bb changes that a bit.

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na, don't fold AK here