Raising UTG and folding before the flop

[Tosh]

Party Poker 3/6 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is UTG with A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
Hero raises, UTG+1 3-bets, MP1 caps, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, Button folds, SB folds, BB folds, Hero folds.

[bunky9590]

Nice play. Mike Gallo did the same thing in a Borgata 6-12 game with the same hand.

The situation comes up rarely, but it does come up.

Nice discipline.

[Rico Suave]

Hey Tosh:

Easy fold for me. Unless of course UTG+1 and MP1 are absolute maniacs.

--Rico

[Justaloser]

You don't mention your impressions of UTG+1 or MP1.

If you respect both (or either one's) play, it's most likely the correct play.

[Trix]

That should be routine for you unless you know that they are overaggressive.

[Schmed]

It's probably a good fold and it's the reason why you raise AQo utg.

One of them has a big pair and the other one at the very least had you tied. Fold and move on.

[sfer]

Anyone fold QQ/JJ in the same spot when it's capped back to them? What if you're on the button with QQ/JJ, raise, and the SB 3-bets and the BB caps.

[Trix]

You are getting 5:1 in both cases, so no. Folding with it on the button is even worse, because they will 3Bet/Cap with more stuff against you there.

[Tosh]

AQ is the biggest hand I fold here against typical opponents.

Incidently 3 bettor had AKs and capper had QJs, not quite what I was expecting but gave me a note to make on the capper.