Do you raise here?

[Valuebettingtheriver]

Big Blind 8 people enter, you have AQ suited. No raise... Loose table...I am debating with my friend...he says not to raise. I say raise for value. You wont get anyone to fold but you should capitalize on your preflop equity...he says check...Who is right?

[atomicbran]

You are. You win much more than your fair share, so you gain every time someone with a smaller chance of winning puts money into the pot.

[digdeep]

FOLD!!! AQ in the big blind is a horrible hand.

RAISING for value is not a bad play either.

[Quercus]

You should win more than one in eight with AQ suited from any position. Raise.

Unlikely that you'll lose more than one or two marginal handed rocks with a preflop raise from BB.

[Valuebettingtheriver]

lol...its suited..and AQ in the blind is pretty good..

[cold_cash]

Tell your friend that in addition to this being one of the easiest raises in the world, he should also be raising AJs, ATs, QKs, KJs, and possibly QJs.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

the correct option is that you're both WRONG. you should just auto-fold.

[Chris Daddy Cool]

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he should also be raising AJs, ATs, QKs, KJs, and possibly QJs.

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With 8 limpers, he definitely should be raising QJs

[Peter Harris]

and JTs and small pocket pairs?

[bakku]

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and JTs and small pocket pairs?

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JTs yes, small pocket pairs probably not, I'd be more inclined to raise them on the button for a possible free turn card.