($33) AQ TPTK out of position against another biggish stack

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If the stacks had been shallower, I would have had no problem 3-betting the flop or betting the turn, but I didn't want to bloat the pot OOP against another guy with plenty of chips. Then that ugly river card came...

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (8 handed) FTR converter on zerodivide.cx

CO (t730)
Button (t775)
SB (t1200)
BB (t745)
UTG (t985)
Hero (t1265)
MP1 (t1600)
MP2 (t700)

Preflop: Hero is UTG+1 with Q [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
1 fold</font>, Hero calls t30, MP1 calls t30, 3 folds</font>, SB completes, BB checks.

Flop: (t120) 2[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
(4 players)</font>
SB checks, BB checks, Hero bets t70</font>, MP1 raises to t140</font>, SB folds, BB folds, Hero calls t70.

Turn: (t400) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 checks.

River: (t400) J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)</font>
Hero checks, MP1 bets t200</font>, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t600