($22) Simple question. Please help

because?
the blinds are low, the position sucks and AQo is not really a monster.

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because you have 38 big blinds and AQ. why do you need a monster to come in the pot? play poker.

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ok, i suppose that folding isn't awful. if your only 3 moves in sng's are folding, pushing, and playing pairs for set value, then fold. i guess that's how a lot of people play.

but a better way to play sng's is to incorporate other aspects of poker into your game. one such aspect is playing pots with AQ when you have the table covered. and i like playing with a raise here about 10x more than i like limping. there are very few situations where i limp at 25/50 and on. this certainly isn't one of them.

ok good point
i do 10tabling and dont care about every little +ev situation [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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I think folding IS truly awful

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I'd bet 300 on the river.

[SammyKid11]

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ok good point
i do 10tabling and dont care about every little +ev situation [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
pushbotting 4ever [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Wait 'til your first wicked downswing where nobody calls your pushes with AA-QQ but EVERYONE calls your junk pushes...you'll start realizing that you need to take advantage of every +EV situation. If you can't play +EV poker while 10-tabling, the answer is to quit 10-tabling, not quit playing +EV poker.

i can play +ev poker while 10tabling but not at the maximum
and im not interested in perfect poker, im interested in perfect $/h

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ok good point
i do 10tabling and dont care about every little +ev situation [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
pushbotting 4ever [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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Wait 'til your first wicked downswing where nobody calls your pushes with AA-QQ but EVERYONE calls your junk pushes...you'll start realizing that you need to take advantage of every +EV situation. If you can't play +EV poker while 10-tabling, the answer is to quit 10-tabling, not quit playing +EV poker.

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i second this......big time!!!.....took my first huge 30xbuyin at the 55s and im definitely paying more attention and as for sngs go im doing much better....i still suck at the 400 nl cash games....

[SammyKid11]

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i can play +ev poker while 10tabling but not at the maximum
and im not interested in perfect poker, im interested in perfect $/h

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What I'm saying is that if you ignore such clear +EV situations in order to play 10 tables, you are eventually going to want to kill yourself during one of the mind-numbing downswings such play will induce.

If you're really interested in maximizing your long-term $/hr, you might consider stepping back from ten tables and playing, say, 6...all the while concentrating on your game and learning to spot and play +EV situations like this just as easily as you play AA right now. Then, as that becomes more effortless, step back up to 10 tables, you'll have increased your hourly rate and your first huge downswing won't be quite as vomit-inducing since you'll at least be capitalizing on all opportunities to get ITM even when you CAN'T win a coinflip to save your life.

its not that im not able to do that move cause i got not enough time.
i just not see that this is a good move, in late position i would raise but not in early pos.
what would u do with AJ in this situation? limp?