AQo after several limpers

[rr2000]

Loose, passive online. Low limit. Players will stay if they something on flop.

5 limpers, I'm on cutoff with AQo. What's my strategy here? If I raise, I may give correct odds for bottom pairs/gutshots to chase post-flop. Should I just call? Or fold?

[Net Warrior]

Per HPFAP21, in late position holding AQo and there are many players in the pot, only call. With many players do not raise with unsuited high cards.

PS: Folding is out of the question. I think you need to work on the fundamentals a bit more.

[Dynasty]

The difference between raising and calling here is insignificant.

[Ed Miller]

I usually just limp here with AQo. I would raise without a doubt with AQs.

[ResidentParanoid]

I just call and see what comes on the flop with more than 3 limpers.

[Robk]

I think limping is better.

[Clarkmeister]

I'll throw a vote into the "raise" camp. In fact, I'd raise it 98% of the time in that spot.

There was a good thread on this situation in the Medium Stakes forum maybe 5 months ago with regards to the entire field limping to you on the button with AKo. I suggest looking it up.

[rkiray]

I agree with Dynasty that it doesn't matter much either way. But since it doesn't I'll usually just call with lots of players. I think it adds deception since I'll almost always raise with it if just one or two limpers are in.

[Bob T.]

In the cutoff, I tend to raise with AQ off, if I was on the button in the same situation, I would tend to limp. This hand will play best, in situations where top pair is going to be good, so I think that limping is OK, but at the same time, I think that having the button adds value to any hand, so I would probably raise in the cutoff to make it more likely that I had the button for the rest of the hand.

[Nottom]

I think I agree with Bob T here. Limp from the button and raise from the CO.

[Robk]

The problem with this comparison is that AKo is a much better hand than AQo.

[SoBeDude]

So if you have 5 or 6 callers in front and you're one before the CO, would you raise there?

-Scott