AQ from SB, flops an A

[Shillx]

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You should have raised preflop. Not because you hope to drive anyone out, but because you have a very strong (and probably the best) hand.

Flop is a must bet as you played it and even more so if you had raised preflop

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Your poor position throughout the hand often negates the value of your semi-strong hand. I'd just complete with this many limpers. AQo is good but it's far from a great hand.

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We are leaving too much on the table by not raising this preflop. Like .5 SB worth of value. And if someone has limped with a truely trashy hand like J5o then not raising would be a crime imo.

Brad

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I would have most certainly raised this preflop.

1. You could knock out the BB.
2. You're not raising just to knock anyone out. You have a nice preflop edge and you should exploit it. This is a value bet becuase you have positive EV. You're getting more money in the pot when you have the best of it.