25 NL - AQo OOP

Arcturus · #1 10-23-2007, 08:28 PM

5th hand at table. 1st hand I voluntarily put money in.

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.25 BB (6 handed) Poker Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com (Format: 2+2 Forums)

BB ($36.05)
UTG ($14.90)
Hero ($19.65)
CO ($17.65)
Button ($13.40)
SB ($19.05)

Preflop: Hero is MP with Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
1 fold, Hero raises to $1.25, 1 fold, Button calls $1.25, 2 folds.

Flop: ($2.85) T[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
Hero bets $1.5, Button raises to $3.5, Hero....

His raise on flop gives me a little over 8 to 1 in implied odds to draw to GSD, BDF, and an A if I call. However, some of those outs could be bad. Also, his raise commits himself to the pot.

I_Hate_Winning · #2 10-23-2007, 08:33 PM

I'd give it up here especially with no reads. Your Ace might not be any good. Might be a flush draw, but you've got a better spot I think.

Sardine · #3 10-23-2007, 08:47 PM

I'd give up too. You might only have 3 outs, you have no reads yet, and you're OOP, button only has $9 so even if you were to hit your gutty, you're not getting as much implied odds as you would like.

eMbAh · #4 10-23-2007, 08:49 PM

why do you raise 5x preflop?

Arcturus · #5 10-23-2007, 09:08 PM

Usually when I have a high pair hand, such as AQo, I try to raise enough where my stack-to-pot ratio (SPR) is small. Since I opened for 5xBB, if I get called, my SPR is 6, which makes pot commitment decisions easier. Something I picked up from PNLHE: Vol I.