109 - What to do with AQ

[WebGuySteve]

***** Hand History for Game 2579730633 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $100 Buy-in + $9 Entry Fee Trny:15070498 Level:4 Blinds(50/100) - Monday, August 22, 18:45:41 EDT 2005
Table Table 35018 (Real Money)
Seat 7 is the button
Total number of players : 7
Seat 8: D_Ironbody ( $1265 )
Seat 3: EvetsYugBew1 ( $1920 )
Seat 4: bunchman1313 ( $1930 )
Seat 7: witrus ( $1130 )
Seat 5: rounder627 ( $385 )
Seat 10: DMIRANDA ( $1315 )
Seat 6: PokerMill ( $2055 )
Trny:15070498 Level:4
Blinds(50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to EvetsYugBew1 [ Qs Ad ]
>You have options at Table 14232 Table!.
EvetsYugBew1 raises [300].
bunchman1313 folds.
rounder627 is all-In [385]
PokerMill folds.
>You have options at Table 44802 Table!.
>You have options at Table 14232 Table!.
>You have options at Table 44802 Table!.
witrus is all-In [1130]
D_Ironbody folds.
DMIRANDA folds.
>You have options at Table 44802 Table!.
EvetsYugBew1 ???

I don't have any reads on anyone, but, I think it's important to consider the short stacks range on this hand.

What do you guys think?

[sledghammer]

I would usually call here, but a lot depends on your image. if you happen to have been stealing a bit in the last few hands, restealer could have two big cards as low as KJ, or a pocket pair down to 66 or so.

The short allin stack encourages '10-12BB, level 4' stacks to pull this kind of resteal stuff, since they can get money in on a coin flip(or better, probably not much worse) against a small stack with lots of dead money overlay from the blinds and your raise (given that you fold).

The fact that there are still 7 players left also would make me more inclined to call. Restealer would be more likely to gamble, since hes nowhere near the money, and you should be too. At level 4 with 7 people left im willing to take a coin flip with my whole stack, when im between 1000-1800. The advantage gained by doubling up is great, and getting knocked out aint so bad, since you don't waste 30 minutes of your time trying to pick your way to the money.

A lot depends on what your immediate image has been, as that greatly affects what the restealer expects you to do.