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AQs in BB - tell me what to do
Local poker room tournament. My stack is slightly less than average at about 1800. Blinds are currently 100/200 and I was just moved to this table.
I get AQs in BB. Two early limpers to a guy in MP who raises it to 500. I decide to smooth call(good or bad?) and one of the limpers calls. Three to the flop of Q 10 3 rainbow. EP checks, raiser bets 500 into 1700 pot. I think about what I should do for about 45 seconds and some old grumpy guy calls the clock on me. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] So I am left with a minute and 1400 chips. Next move is... |
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
uhhh..... all-in. It's not close.
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
After checking the flop... All-in. I agree I don't think it's that close a decision.
Without the intention of checkraising (say if the preflop raiser usually bet the flop if checked around), or even check-calling to trap, I guess I'm not sure why one would do that. I would think I'm way ahead most times (this is such a perfect flop). If this was the kind of flop I wouldn't love in early position with AQ (which seems to be the case with you), I would probably not call pre-flop. Flopping TPTK on an uncoordinated board is hard enough to do - so if your threshold on a shorter stack is 2 pair or trips to be comfortable with the hand, I just wouldn't get involved. Flop - I'd bet this flop most of the times and be prepared to go all the way with the hand unless I had strong reason to believe someone had a set. Pre-flop - I'm not sure on this one, but I think the call is OK. |
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
I'd just push the rest of my chips probably
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
Isn't this one of those situations where if you go all-in, the only way he will call you is if he has you beat?
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
A: if he's bad it is most certainly not one of those situations, he could easily call with something like AK or pocket jacks, certainly if he has KQ he would call, however unlikely.
B: it doesn't matter because it's a tournament, and he is going to go all in and hope that no one calls |
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
I'd push...a bet of 500 into a 1700 pot isn't terribly strong. If you call, you're committing over a third of your chips. Calling wouldn't necessarily be terrible since you may be able to induce more bets, since the only cards I fear are a K or J. However with your stack size, I would want to take the pot there.
No, this is not one of those spots where if he calls you're beat. You would be putting 1400 in a 2200 pot, giving the raiser a little worse than a 3:1 to call. You're ahead of a decent number of hands that would call in this spot. |
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
We can't possibly be expected to think you checked that flop? That is one of the worst plays i've read about in a long time. You also cannot possibly fold unless the dude shows you aces with ten seconds left. You have to move in right away on your turn, not wait for this crazyness, and if you are goinhg to wait for this crazyness, then it is supposed to be what you wanted. You move in, but don't wait next time.
Pre-flop is bad too, move in or fold with that sized stack. |
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
I missed what was so awful about check-raising the flop. It certainly seems like a reasonable play to me.
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Re: AQs in BB - tell me what to do
I don't think checking a 3-way flop to the raiser is terribly bad in early position. I think I would check-raise all-in every time when not leading out with given situation. Depends on what my reads of the other players are in leading or check-raising this hand and flop.
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