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I feel like I am in this situation way too often and it is always an awkward one for me. If i call and an ace falls where am i? If i call and get a queen high flop where am i? IMO i'd rather call this bet with 22 than AQ.

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It's a tough situation, but you can't always have TPTK or an overpair to make a move.. Ace high flop.. see what your opponent does, and how strong he bets (Betting into an ace high flop without an ace and a person behind him indicates he probably has an ace too).. if his bet seems weak or he checks you can call/lead the flop.. if his bet was truly defensive, then he'll probably check the turn, in that case you can scoop it up.. if he bets the turn then AK is very plausible

Queen high flop is clearer.. you only have to worry about 2 hands that beat you, KK and AA.. AA is unlikely since you have an ace, so on a queen high flop, you should definitely be pretty aggressive.. of course someone can always have KK, and it's hard to get away from the hand.. I sometimes like to defensive raise to see if my hand is good.. expensive move, but allows you to not go broke [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]