Originally Posted by Vito

I agree with the above poster...smells like AQo.

You misunderstand me. I had him on A-Q until that last big raise. That changed my perception of the hand entirely to either the ace flush or filling up. Here's what I often find in these little low level tournaments. If you represent power...other people don't believe you. This is why I think A-Q for most of the hand. It was a small bet by the OP...my first instinct on a call like that is "hey, he doesn't believe I've got anything" even though I'm representing something. On the flop itself I'm thinking mid-level pair. When he stays in on the turn, I change my perception to the A-Q...it holds right up until that big raise, at which point I realize I've seriously underestimated this guy's power, and I turn tail and run before I donate anything else. Well-played on that guy's part.