MTT scenario - AQ what to do?

**Irexes** · 02-13-2006

$50/5 MTT about 45 minutes in...

Persue has a VPIP of 40% over 40 hands
SWOOSH about 38% over 25 hands
Both have preflop raise of 11%

Nothing they've done suggests they are either particularly good or bad.

What should I do with my AQo?

***** Hand History for Game 3548805934 *****
NL Texas Hold'em Trny:20147712 Level:4 Blinds (25/50) - Monday, February 13, 17:48:20 EDT 2006
Table Multi-Table(597454) Table #16 (Real Money)
Seat 1 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 1: Irexes ( $1700 )
Seat 2: hatinHEYZEUS ( $1885 )
Seat 3: JVPalms27 ( $713 )
Seat 4: viper258 ( $2570 )
Seat 5: mrsmugface ( $455 )
Seat 6: PERSUE ( $2048 )
Seat 8: bamashark99 ( $1347 )
Seat 9: joe___t ( $915 )
Seat 7: kzgilson1 ( $1145 )
Seat 10: SWOOSH67 ( $862 )
Trny:20147712 Level:4
Blinds (25/50)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to Irexes [

]
viper258 folds.
mrsmugface folds.
PERSUE raises [150].
kzgilson1 folds.
bamashark99 folds.
joe___t folds.
SWOOSH67 is all-In [862]
Irexes ???

**Steve Ruddock** · 02-13-2006

I'd muck this. If the original raiser was out of the equation I still think I would muck but it would be a harder decision. Against an EP/MP raise and then an all-in re-raise, granted from a shortstack but not so short that he is anywhere near desperate, I think it's an automatic muck.

**Beavis68** · 02-13-2006

fold

Since Swoosh is reraising I put him on pairs 99+ and AQ+. And you have no idea what Pursue has. AQ isn't strong enough to push reraise him allin. You are probably against a pair or AK with some or your outs gone.

You have 34bbs. If swooshed had open pushed I would call, or if you were in Pursue's spot you could call, but not with both of them in the pot and very little of your own money.

**Irexes** · 02-13-2006

Super thanks chaps.

I folded.

Here's another question.

What would be the minimum holding you would need to call or push here?

**Beavis68** · 02-13-2006

I would only call with AA

push QQ+ AKs

**tightagressive** · 02-13-2006

easy fold.

**tightagressive** · 02-13-2006

Originally Posted by Irexes

What would be the minimum holding you would need to call or push here?

KK+, and i raise with kk, i might call with AA, (more so in a ring game) in a tournament i usually raise it. I dont mind if the original raiser calls, but i want it heads up, thats my goal.

about QQ, because alot of people would play QQ.
swoosh went all in with a fairly short stack so i might raise with QQ to isolate (assuming he has an OK hand and that the original raiser will fold, creating somewhat of the squeeze play effect, only its not a bluff, so you can get heads up) but if say, original bet was raised to 650 and swoosh had say like 2000 left over, that raise REALLY means business and i would think about letting go of QQ. alot of the time, QQ is a judgment call preflop.

**Beavis68** · 02-13-2006

Originally Posted by tightagressive

easy fold.

there are circumstances where I would call or push in a heartbeat.

keep making those "easy folds" and you may be leaving a lot of chips on the table.

**Eclipse86** · 02-13-2006

i fold this.. either one of those guys could have AK, QQ+.. against a raise and a all-in re-raise i fold the AQ.. the only hand i would push here with is AK, or QQ+

**tightagressive** · 02-13-2006

Originally Posted by Beavis68

there are circumstances where I would call or push in a heartbeat.

keep making those "easy folds" and you may be leaving a lot of chips on the table.

yeah, with aces or kings i push in a heartbeat

with AQ its an easy fold. by easy fold i meant the hand was an easy one to lay down, not that you shouldnt play the hand at all no matter what your hand is.

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