AQ missed on the flop

[Larimani]

Very early on level 1... First time I'm in a pot. No reads.

Comment on pre-flop, flop & turn appriciated.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

MP2 (t1130)
MP3 (t760)
CO (t755)
Button (t595)
Hero (t790)
BB (t180)
UTG (t915)
UTG+1 (t1555)
MP1 (t1320)

Preflop: Hero is SB with Q[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
<font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP1 raises to t30</font>, MP2 calls t30, <font color="#666666">3 folds</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to t142.5</font>, MP1 folds, MP2 calls t120.

Flop: (t337.50) 2[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">Hero bets t325</font>, MP2 calls t325.

Turn: (t987.50) A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
Hero all-in, MP2 calls t315.

River: (t1302.50) 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>

Final Pot: t1302.50

[schwza]

- i hate the reraise pre-flop.
- you could do a lot of things on the flop, none of which are very appealing. i dislike a c/r a-i the least. what was your plan if villain pushed? you have ~350 left in a big pot, so i think you'd have to call.
- i think the turn push is good.

[tigerite]

Agree with all the above. AQ is not a re-raising hand!

[Larimani]

ok. Agreed.

Just for the sake of argument, what do you do on the turn considering the course of action taken on pre-flop &amp; flop?

[tigerite]

Flop. No need to over-bet it like this. Bet 2/3rds of the pot, around 200. Turn. There's no need to bet out here, you're only called by hands that beat you (i.e. a set, or any 3) unless he's a donk, in which case he may call with a weaker ace, but it's unlikely he'd have been around after the flop with that. So I check, then re-assess.

[Larimani]

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Flop. No need to over-bet it like this. Bet 2/3rds of the pot, around 200. Turn. There's no need to bet out here, you're only called by hands that beat you (i.e. a set, or any 3) unless he's a donk, in which case he may call with a weaker ace, but it's unlikely he'd have been around after the flop with that. So I check, then re-assess.

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Thank you. This makes complete sense. I am commited if he goes all-in though?