I can't think of a line this hand that I'm happy with

[flyingmoose]

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t150 (5 handed) converter

MP (t1045)
Button (t2575)
Hero (t2218)
BB (t500)
UTG (t1662)

Preflop: Hero is SB with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], Q[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to t450</font>, <font color="#666666">4 folds</font>.

Final Pot: t675

I really had no idea what to do this hand, so I got sheepish and folded. I need help on this one, so all posts will be appreciated.

[chisness]

i posted a similar question the other day, didn't get much of a response

folding is probably best because although it's possible that raiser folds, but it's also quite a gamble if you push because you shouldn't be getting called by worse (pushing and having him call with JJ kinda sucks)

[johnnybeef]

without a read i dont know what to do either. i tend to lean towards folding here, but if the player is weak and you can be pretty sure that he isnt setting a trap, this is a great spot for a push.

[KSKevin]

You're in good shape with 2200 in chips, and you will be out of position if you see a flop, so I dont see any need to get involved with this hand. This is also dependent on your read of the raiser. If he has been loose and raising a ton, then I would probably push or make a significant raise. If you didnt have a read on him or if he had been playing tight, I would fold and wait for a better spot (where you can be doing the betting).

[45suited]

Absent reads, I don't get fancy here. I just fold like you did.

[John Hurst]

I play at the $109 level and it is likely a blind steal even from UTG. I think AQ is too much hand in a 5 handed game. My standard play is to reraise unless UTG is playing tight. The only hands you are afraid of are AK, AA, KK, and QQ.

[vinyard]

Buy-in?

With no reads here is how I play this:

I respect this raise with a fold at 33s from UTG and possibly MP. If the button or SB do this my stack gets pushed into the middle very, very quickly.

[chisness]

you're also "afraid" of JJ-88 because he's probably calling your push and you don't want a flip when in good shape like that

[raptor517]

[ QUOTE ]
I play at the $109 level and it is likely a blind steal even from UTG. I think AQ is too much hand in a 5 handed game. My standard play is to reraise unless UTG is playing tight. The only hands you are afraid of are AK, AA, KK, and QQ.

[/ QUOTE ]

suppose it could be a leak, but im shoving here about 85% of the time. holla

[johnnybeef]

[ QUOTE ]
suppose it could be a leak, but im shoving here about 85% of the time. holla

[/ QUOTE ]

i think 85 is way too high shitbrick, id say closer to 50. but then again i have been getting trapped sooooo many times in the last week.