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Old 08-08-2005, 11:49 PM
A_PLUS A_PLUS is offline
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Default Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

Party 34K, 2nd hour, about 1000 left, avg 2100. My image isnt exactly "tight", but I have only shown down AK vs short stacked QT, so maybe Im just getting good cards

***** Hand History for Game 2502744984 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:14671855 Level:5 Blinds (50/100) - Monday, August 08, 23:27:23 EDT 2005
Table $34,000 Guaranteed(419568) Table #21 (Real Money)
Seat 5 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 2: ( $2882 )
Seat 5: ( $3440 )
HERO: ( $1745 )
Seat 8: ( $3513 )
Seat 10 $3640 )
Seat 9: ( $1314 )
Seat 6: ( $1267 )
Seat 1: ( $4505 )
Seat 3: ( $1950 )
Seat 4: ( $2760 )
Trny:14671855 Level:5
Blinds (50/100)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to HERO [Ac Qd ]
2 fold
Seat 10 calls
Folded to SB who completed
I am in the BB

Seat 10, limp-called a similar bet earlier and bet 75% of the pot when I checked the flop. I folded. I have been raising a good bit from my BB. I won a few pots uncontested, and the one I lost to him, He seems to be as aware of a 30$ PP player as I have seen.


So whats my line?? 16xBB after posting, Villan has been limping enough that my hand figures to be a pretty good favorite against his range. If I bet out a reasonable amount PF, he will most likely call.

I dont want to build a big pot OOP with AQ, but I am having a hard time checking such a strong hand. I was hoping for a few limpers, or a late position raise, so I could push or Stop and GO. No luck. Is there any good way to play this hand?
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Old 08-09-2005, 12:05 AM
woodguy woodguy is offline
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Default Re: Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

I agree that I don't want to build a pot OOP with a big stack who can think having position on me.

Check and see a flop.

Some may find this weak, but you can make a lot if someone has a weak A or Q, and if you miss, you miss, oh well.

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Woodguy
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Old 08-09-2005, 12:24 AM
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Default Re: Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

Yeah, you have a good point. I was just worried I was getting too short to take the passive route. Its such an akward spot with 16x. Much rather have 25 or 10. blah
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Old 08-09-2005, 01:33 AM
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Default Re: Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

This is a spot where I think checking is good. I just had a similar hand in a $20 MTT when a lp player limped, but an aggressive big stack was in the big blind, so I completed the SB. I wanted to raise with 14bb, but it sucks putting so much money in when you will miss 2/3 of the time and be out of position postflop.
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Old 08-09-2005, 01:44 AM
locutus2002 locutus2002 is offline
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Default Re: Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

Push you push-monkey.

If he limped ak/aa/kk/qq then bully for him.
Otherwise take the pot or a race. There are 1000 players left.

If you want to gamble raise to T450 and play the hand oop.

Checking is weak because you probably have the best hand. I don't think its a good idea to trap or give lots of free cards when you have no idea what you opponents are holding.
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Old 08-09-2005, 10:09 AM
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Default Re: Tough spot with AQ medium stacked

Im more of a push Golden Retriever. A monkey would think through his hands much better than I normally do.

Also, I play fetch extraordinarily well, and am more well known for my ravishing good looks than intelligence.
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