Stars $200+15 tournament - early stage hand

[MarkD]

I don't play many tournies so I'm wondering if this is a hand that I should be able to get away from at the early stages of a tournament. I debated folding but felt like my ace had a good shot at being good and I had some small draws to win if my opponent did have 55. Comments?

PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t50 (9 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)

saw flop|<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>

CO (t2510)
<font color="#C00000">Button (t3390)</font>
SB (t730)
BB (t2390)
UTG (t1900)
<font color="#C00000">Hero (t1895)</font>
MP1 (t2895)
MP2 (t2780)
MP3 (t3850)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q/images/graemlins/club.gif, A/images/graemlins/club.gif.
<font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t150</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>, Button calls t150, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>.

Flop: (t375) A/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 5/images/graemlins/heart.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t200</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Button raises to t3240</font>, Hero calls t1545 (All-In).

Turn: (t5360) 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

River: (t5360) 2/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players, 1 all-in)</font>

Final Pot: t5360

[partygirluk]

Unless you have rock solid read on Villain IMHO you can not get away from this. Too likely to be a weaker Ace or raw bluff + as you say, you have redraws.

[augie00]

Folding would be a mistake. This is almost a perfect flop. If you don't go broke on a hand like this, what hand are you willing to go broke on?

[Toro]

Holy shiit, you were at my table, I saw the hand. Typical Pokerstars set up hand that I'm afraid that you just can't get away from.

I had one too, but will save it for later.

[MarkD]

Yah, I was at your table - if you don't mind, could you please refrain from revealing my username. I didn't know you were a 2+2'er.

If you are referring to your AA hand I would like to see you post that as I think your turn play is dubious.

[MarkD]

Ok, I hope no one thought this was a bad beat post. I was legitimately wondering if this is the type of hand that serious MTT players get away from in the early stages. I hunkered down when my opponent pushed his stack and I debated folding but I thought there was a solid chance of me being ahead here so when that was combined with my chances of improving if I was beat then folding seemed wrong and I called.

Obviously by the way my original post was worded my opponent had 55 and I did not improve.

[Toro]

NP Mark as I don't even remember your PS name. I actually have the hand posted in the official thread with a little deception. You're referring to the turn check I assume. I'm not putting him on any pssible hand that he can catch me with. I was wrong.

[gsyme]

"Typical pokerstars setup hand"...

[Toro]

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"Typical pokerstars setup hand"...

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You see a lot of em.