Re: Button AQo vs a raiser
What I would do in order...
1) Call. The problem with this is you've got the blinds behind you left to act.
2) Fold. Blind/Stack ratio is awkward. AQ isn't a monster 8-handed and just moving on can't be all wrong.
3) All-in. Pushing can't be either. I think what separates this from the fold is your read on CO. If he's done this a couple times or has been a little loose, I like the push better. If he's been tighter, I lean towards fold.
4) Raise. Yuck. Raising to 400-500 doesn't do much because I can't see him folding for a couple hundred more since he's already raised it up. Any more you raise basically pot commits you. This is the worst of the 4 IMO by far.
The first 3 are very close and would depend on many factors (as it always does.) Your fold may not have been "optimal" but I certainly don't dislike it.
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