AQo, why don't I let it go?

[djoyce003]

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if you never bet except when you have things, you will be easy to read. As long as you don't make a habit out of it on every flop, its ok occasionally.

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I personally think that semi-bluffing when you have decent draw is a good way to keep people guessing...I mean...here, he might have to runner-runner QQ or the straight if he's called by AA...

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I'm aware of that....that's why I said his line sucks here....its good at other times, but not against a preflop reraiser.

[crosse91]

ok, no harm done.

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Fold to the re-raise pre-flop. You're out of position with AQo, what are you hoping to hit here? It sounds weak-tight, but there's really no way to make this situation profitable - and calling here gets you into situations like this where you suddenly decide opponent 'must' have AK and will fold to your bet.

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It sounds like you're just learning and wanting to move up, so I think the above is the most important thing for you to get from this. A-Q is a good hand and I normally open for a raise with it, but A-Q is also not a good hand. Anybody who reraises you a decent amount has you beat. If you're lucky they have jacks and you have two live cards, but normally, as djoyce said, you're looking at Q-Q, A-K, K-K, or A-A. The problem with callig is that you don't know what you want to hit. In fact, you probably should hope you don't hit anything, so you can just fold it and not lose anymore money. This is a standard beginner's mistake. Never call a real raise with A-Q, suited or not. If the guy is a retard, you can call a smallish raise, but I don't even normally do that.

So it's fine to raise with A-Q, but never call a raise with A-Q. This will save you a lot of money and frustration.

[donny5k]

This hand demonstrates the difference between pocket tens and AQo. If hero had pocket tens he would've played the hand perfectly, demonstrating why you should lead into a preflop reraiser with a set. AQo has no good implied odds, only bad reverse implied odds, so while as a racing hand they are similar, AQo should be folded to the reraise preflop, and TT should call.

[BigF]

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This hand demonstrates the difference between pocket tens and AQo. If hero had pocket tens he would've played the hand perfectly, demonstrating why you should lead into a preflop reraiser with a set. AQo has no good implied odds, only bad reverse implied odds, so while as a racing hand they are similar, AQo should be folded to the reraise preflop, and TT should call.

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What are you talking about...

[amoeba]

fold preflop to the reraise.