Party $33 : I play AQ so weak, help?

cbloom · #1 12-15-2005, 04:26 PM

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t30 (10 handed) converter

MP2 (t930)
MP3 (t770)
Hero (t775)
Button (t565)
SB (t680)
BB (t850)
UTG (t600)
UTG+1 (t1175)
UTG+2 (t800)
MP1 (t855)

Preflop: Hero is CO with Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
5 folds, MP3 raises to t90, Hero calls t90, 3 folds.

Flop: (t225) 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
MP3 bets t180, Hero folds.

Final Pot: t405

I call preflop planning to jam if there's an A or Q. Villain is pretty tight, but he can be open raising with JT or other things like that. The lead on the flop could be a pair or could just be continuation from high cards. I feel like I'm losing a lot of equity playing this way, but anything else would basically put me all in.

tigerite · #2 12-15-2005, 04:28 PM

This isn't weak, I'd fold the damn thing pf.

#3 12-15-2005, 04:55 PM

I'd never call with AQ preflop here. Sometimes I'll raise if I think the original raiser was a donk, but normally I fold.

psyduck · #4 12-15-2005, 05:20 PM

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This isn't weak, I'd fold the damn thing pf.

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same. just fold preflop, I might even fold AK pf if the raiser is a earlylevel TAG pushbot

spentrent · #5 12-15-2005, 05:29 PM

What's wrong with calling here and playing some post-flop poker? You guys are saying you'd never do it but you've got no explanation.

#6 12-15-2005, 05:34 PM

Yeah. I think you have to fold to his flop lead-out. But I don't mind calling with AQ in position from a potential stealer.

Pasterbator · #7 12-15-2005, 06:19 PM

The reason you can't "play poker" on the flop is simple. If the hero wants to raise this flop to see where he is, its gonna cost him 1/2 his stack. If he calls and reevaluates on the turn, its going to cost him 1/4 of his stack.

If hero hits an A on the flop, he needs to beware of AK. If hero hits a Q on the flop, he needs to beware of AA/KK.

In deepstack situations i dont mind playing poker, but theres just no room for it in a $33 SNG. So i fold PF.

tigerite · #8 12-15-2005, 10:01 PM

I wouldn't fold AK though