AQ in level 3 ($22)

This is one of the spots where I get lost, a raise to 150-200 will signifigantly affect my stack for later rounds. Not to mention I'm missing the flop over half the time. So I limped, how bad is that?

Also, what do you do if you raise and the flop comes as it did?

#Game No : 2783691495
***** Hand History for Game 2783691495 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $20 Buy-in + $2 Entry Fee Trny:16112825 Level:3 Blinds(25/50) - Tuesday, September 27, 09:29:33 EDT 2005
Table Table 13865 (Real Money)
Seat 8 is the button
Total number of players : 8
Seat 5: turin7 ( $493 )
Seat 4: nicholas1222 ( $1209 )
Seat 8: hero ( $880 )
Seat 9: JOEYGUMBO ( $970 )
Seat 3: tkm50 ( $795 )
Seat 2: SHARDRA ( $733 )
Seat 10: TheSlothMan ( $2055 )
Seat 1: Renew5 ( $865 )
Trny:16112825 Level:3
Blinds(25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to hero [ Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] A [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ]
<font color="red"> Renew5 calls [50]. </font>
SHARDRA folds.
tkm50 folds.
nicholas1222 folds.
turin7 folds.
<font color="blue"> hero calls [50]. </font>
JOEYGUMBO folds.
<font color="green"> TheSlothMan checks. </font>
** Dealing Flop ** [ J [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 3 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ]
<font color="green"> TheSlothMan checks. </font>
<font color="red"> Renew5 checks. </font>
<font color="blue"> hero... </font>

[Jman28]

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So I limped, how bad is that?

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Kinda bad. You have position and probably the best hand.

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Also, what do you do if you raise and the flop comes as it did?

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And only the limper called? And he checked? I'd prolly push.

[pergesu]

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a raise to 150-200 will signifigantly affect my stack for later rounds

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Only when he calls and you give up the pot.

Pop it to 200, and if you get a call, follow jman's line.

[helpmeout]

I push here you got 1 UTG limper who probably wanted to see a cheap flop only 2 to act your hand is too strong here to limp.

As it played out I'd bet 50-100 take the free turn and call a small bet on the river fold to a large one.

[Degen]

2.5 bb's is my standard opening raise at all levels...for exactly this reason-that is what i would do here

edit: missed the limper...raise 200-300...AQ is a v strong hand against the blinds and a weak limper, don't be afraid of what 'might' happen, this is a math problem and you have the best of it....RAZE