AQs. My new PF line and subsequent ass kicking.

[Grease]

Opponent may have been tilting due to someone filling up on his flush and he was fairly shortstacked, as you will see below.

Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is CO with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
UTG folds, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 raises</font>, UTG+2 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, Button folds, SB folds, BB calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (9.50 SB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+1 bets</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, BB folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (6.75 BB) 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero calls.

River: (7.75 BB) A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: 7.75 BB

[cpk]

Maybe you're good and maybe you're not. *shrug* I can't find any fault.

[IndieMatty]

No issues...nice hand. Read on the raiser would be good.

[wuwei]

That's a pretty easy 3-bet if he's that short stacked. Nice hand.

[JimRivett]

I know you said he "may" have been tilting however with out a specific read on UTG+1, I would fold pre-flop. I sometimes get the impression that players overvalue A Q, especially when confronted with a early preflop raise.

Jim

[cpk]

Being suited helps AQs tremendously. Both being suited and having position mitigates the times you're up against AK and AA-QQ.

There are games where AQs should hit the muck--no telling if this is one of them, but probably not.

[wuwei]

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I know you said he "may" have been tilting however with out a specific read on UTG+1, I would fold pre-flop. I sometimes get the impression that players overvalue A Q, especially when confronted with a early preflop raise.

Jim

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I agree completely, but when my opponent only has 3sb left and I have a chance to isolate with AQs I'll 3-bet this preflop everytime.

[Richard Berg]

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Being suited helps AQs tremendously.

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How are you going to make up your implied odds against a raiser with no money and a field that's already folded?

[spydog]

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Being suited helps AQs tremendously.

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How are you going to make up your implied odds against a raiser with no money and a field that's already folded?

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TAGs generally don't start a hand with only 5 SBs. Therefore, I'm inclined to think that villian is not a TAG and is likely to be raising with a hand worse than AQs, especially considering he may be tilting. So, with these things considered, it's an easy, easy 3-bet.

[Richard Berg]

Yes, you have a high chance of winning a small, all-in, heads-up pot if you 3-bet. No, it's not because it's suited.