AQ in the SB - Critique Wanted

[istewart]

PokerStars Game #1079033442: Hold'em No Limit ($0.01/$0.02) -
2005/01/14 - 21:04:24 (ET)
Table 'Cupido' Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: manngoo ($5.17 in chips)
Seat 2: autist ($2.94 in chips)
Seat 3: Makelaris ($1.65 in chips)
Seat 4: sshady54 ($1.52 in chips)
Seat 5: stangracer ($1.34 in chips)
Seat 6: tskill ($4.61 in chips)
Seat 7: mazzzi ($2.12 in chips)
Seat 8: Anjoo ($0.80 in chips)
Seat 9: SoCalJim ($0.98 in chips)
sshady54: posts small blind $0.01
stangracer: posts big blind $0.02
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to sshady54 [Ac Qd]
tskill: folds
mazzzi: calls $0.02
Anjoo: calls $0.02
SoCalJim: folds
manngoo: calls $0.02
autist: calls $0.02
Makelaris: folds
sshady54: calls $0.01
stangracer: checks
*** FLOP *** [6s Ad Jc]
sshady54: bets $0.12
stangracer: folds
mazzzi: calls $0.12
Anjoo: folds
manngoo: folds
autist: folds
*** TURN *** [6s Ad Jc] [3d]
sshady54: bets $0.35
mazzzi: raises $1.63 to $1.98 and is all-in
sshady54: folds
mazzzi collected $1.01 from pot
mazzzi: doesn't show hand

I didn't want to relent and give him control of the hand on the turn, but he obviously had a hand as well. Good fold? No real read on this player.

[tbach24]

Raise pre-flop. I wouldn't fold that on the turn. I think you had him beat. You can't really tell though without the raise pre-flop.

[istewart]

Okay, yeah, this is one play that's usually confused me, as to raise with AQ from the blinds.

[Sephus]

second opinion: you dont have to raise preflop. i think calling out of the SB is much better personally. i would have slightly underbet the pot on both streets, and, against a totally unknown player, i would have folded on the turn.

[TheWorstPlayer]

I might have check-raised the flop. With so many limpers, someone is going to bet their weak ace and if that bet comes from late position, you might get a bunch of people not believing him and calling with a J or a draw. Then you sandwich them when you check-raise. This is only since you didn't raise preflop. I would rather raise enough to get heads up preflop and then bet the flop. The reason I don't like betting the flop the way you did is that if you get called, you don't know where you are. Maybe he is on a draw, maybe a weaker ace, maybe a better hand. If you check from early position, since you are pretty sure there will be a bet, it becomes like you are in late position. If you see a bet and then a raise you can drop it without much problem assuming someone has TP good kicker beat. If there is a bet from late position and then a call or two you can check-raise assuming you are beating his TP weak kicker and their draws.

[Kaz The Original]

I have started playing the .01/.02 game on stars and have been 5 tabling it for a few days now. I raise out of the SB, but release on the the turn.