AQ vs. total weirdness - what's going on here?

[Grendel]

Lately I've been taking a beating so severe I'm not quite sure which way is up. The play of this hand confused me so much that I don't know what's what. Help me, 2+2ers, you're my only hope.

First orbit at table, no real reads.

Party Poker 0.5/1 Hold'em (9 handed) converter

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#666666">2 folds</font>, MP3 calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, Button calls, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 3-bets</font>, Button folds, Hero calls, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls.

Flop: (14 SB) T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG calls, UTG+1 calls, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, Hero calls, UTG folds, UTG+1 calls.

Turn: (10.50 BB) 8[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
Hero checks, UTG+1 checks, MP3 checks.

River: (10.50 BB) 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+1 folds, <font color="#CC3333">MP3 raises</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero...?</font>

Thanks,
-Grendel

[istewart]

I would've check-raised the flop and gone from there.

[ArturiusX]

2+2 isn't your only hope, SSHE and Miller is.

I'm not sure what you're scared of, but you need to 3-bet this. Only hands that beat you are AK and AA, too early to call those yet. 3-bet, slow down if capped. If called, lead out on the turn.

Why did you lead out on the river if you didn't on the turn?

[Shillx]

Cap preflop.

[ArturiusX]

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Cap preflop.

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Is this correct considering we're out of position?

[istewart]

I think he might be advising it because of the limp reraise from MP; it looks donkish. Then again, you never know with Shill.

[Duerig]

EDIT: never mind, misread the post

[Yobz]

stewart, go back to your old avatar, it kicked total ass

[istewart]

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stewart, go back to your old avatar, it kicked total ass

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Which?

[Yobz]

The stick man (i think it was you)