($33) AQs facing large raise 5-handed
 

What would you do here with AQs? I normally resteal vs. a smaller bet, but he put in half his chips, so presumably i'm not going to push him off the hand. I assume I'm ahead, especially since there's a higher than normal chance that he's on a tilt-raise. But even if ahead, should i be gambling that many chips without a great pair?

I had a little bit of a read on the raiser since the second hand pasted below occured immediately before the one here.

***** Hand History for Game 3012907401 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:17290653 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Thursday, November 10, 05:21:15 EDT 2005
Table Table 66962 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 9: THE_WEAZ ( $1727 )
Seat 10: ebaudry ( $2930 )
Seat 1: eimutis ( $360 )
Seat 6: THE_CASE_ACE ( $953 )
Seat 7: Johnny_Zion ( $2030 )
Trny:17290653 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ebaudry [ As Qs ]
THE_WEAZ raises [900].
ebaudry ???


***** Hand History for Game 3012906739 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $30 Buy-in + $3 Entry Fee Trny:17290653 Level:5 Blinds(75/150) - Thursday, November 10, 05:20:54 EDT 2005
Table Table 66962 (Real Money)
Seat 10 is the button
Total number of players : 5
Seat 9: THE_WEAZ ( $2227 )
Seat 10: ebaudry ( $2205 )
Seat 1: eimutis ( $435 )
Seat 6: THE_CASE_ACE ( $1103 )
Seat 7: Johnny_Zion ( $2030 )
Trny:17290653 Level:5
Blinds(75/150)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to ebaudry [ Ad Ks ]
Johnny_Zion folds.
THE_WEAZ raises [500].
ebaudry is all-In [2205]
eimutis folds.
THE_CASE_ACE folds.
THE_WEAZ folds.
ebaudry does not show cards.
ebaudry wins 2930 chips

Re: ($33) AQs facing large raise 5-handed
 

I'd fold, I think.

Re: ($33) AQs facing large raise 5-handed
 

I think you fold too. Considering the last hand (and the fact that he committed more than half his stack with the raise) you have little/no fold equity. There's probably a range you could put him on that would make it correct to call, but I don't know. I'm just usually a lot more comfortable taking these situations with some FE...unless you think he's a donk that is scared of busting out I think you wait for a better situation. This may be one of those situations where you're likely ahead but you have to fold anyway.

-SonnyJay