AQ, awkward position and stack, what to do?

DJ Sensei · #1 08-31-2005, 07:02 PM

20+2, no applicable reads

Total number of players : 6
MP: ( $1170 )
CO: ( $2310 )
Button: ( $750 )
SB: ( $1320 )
BB: ( $1095 )
UTG: Hero ( $1355 )
Level:5 Blinds(75/150)

Dealt to Hero [ A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ]
Hero ?

Standard raise to 400ish and call a push?
Open push?
Minraise (gasp!)?
Fold???

Seems like quite a tough spot, and not a clear decision. Any thoughts are welcome.

bluefeet · #2 08-31-2005, 07:57 PM

i feelya. not much fun pushing across 5 players. you ARE at the 10BB mark, but hardly in horrible shape in relation to the rest of the table. if there was a little more disparity between the stacks (i.e. pushing across 2-3 big stacks), a 4x despite your stack size might be prudent...taking on all but a couple large stacks. as equally chipped as you guys are here (1 big, 1 short), i could comfortably push this one. you have two in the blinds that aren't calling too many here, and a hand i'd gladly take against shorty. i'd push it.

The Yugoslavian · #3 08-31-2005, 08:00 PM

I think you can push and expect it to be +EV no matter what your opponents' calling ranges are.

So a good default is push, [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

Yugoslav

jedi · #4 08-31-2005, 08:03 PM

With the stack sizes the way they are, can't fault you for an open push here. You don't really want to be playing OOP with a hand like AQ here. Push, take down the blinds or race it off, and maybe even get called by AJ.

#5 08-31-2005, 08:06 PM

I think it is a pretty standard push. Definitely +EV.