AQ off suit early in the game
 

About the 3rd hand of the game, so no read on anyone.

What would you do here?
$10/1
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t20 (9 handed) converter

CO (t1365)
Button (t1540)
SB (t1775)
BB (t1470)
UTG (t1060)
UTG+1 (t2140)
Hero (t1470)
MP2 (t1450)
MP3 (t1230)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, Hero calls t20, <font color="#CC3333">MP2 raises to t80</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, CO calls t80, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, SB calls t70, BB calls t60, Hero calls t60.

Flop: (t400) Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(5 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t300</font>, MP2 calls t300, CO folds, SB calls t300, BB folds.

Turn: (t1300) 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
SB checks,


Hero???

Re: AQ off suit early in the game
 

Fold preflop, personally.

Ah, wait, I meant, fold to the raise, but with about 5 callers and only 60 to call, meh. I don't know. But being OOP with AQo is going to REALLY suck.

Re: AQ off suit early in the game
 

Go all in, only 3 hands beat you AA KK or any 9

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Re: AQ off suit early in the game
 

Erm well x9 is actually 47 hands, there's also QQ (1) and AA and KK at 6..

Re: AQ off suit early in the game
 

I don't like your line at all, but if you've gone this far, you have to push the turn.

Re: AQ off suit early in the game
 

I check this flop. Then based on the size of MP2's continuation bet (assuming he makes one), and the action of the other players after him, I'll probably be in a better spot to make the correct decision. I don't like betting out 300, because you give MP2 a chance to fold any hands that you have beat, while allowing him to extract extra value out of the hands that are beating you. Also if you get several callers you've put yourself in a real tough spot on the turn. On the turn in the actual hand though, the 9 is actually a great card for you, as it makes it less likely that someone else has it.