AQ in EP during low blind sit n go play?

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what is ur guys thoughts on this situation. i've pretty much just been folding it
 
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what is ur guys thoughts on this situation. i've pretty much just been folding it

Well First thing is how low are the blinds?
2nd thing for me is the play at the table...I mean, if there all calling type of players, then seriously, I'd be incline to just Call for the fact that if we do happen to miss the flop, and C-bet on a dryish board, then 1 of two things can happen A)They all fold B)They call, there-fore your just losing more of your stack....

Now this btw is based on Multiple players calling?

Now if it's just 1 player calling, and Calling your C-Bet, then I'd re-evaluate on the Turn...If it's a harmless card I like the approach to fire out...

Yet the truth is I suck:eek:, So take heed in my advice:p
 
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If you're the first one in the pot 3 bet it. it may give you the blinds at least. If you have AQ suited, I'd definitely be playing it.
 
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im just talking about preflop. id play with aq suited, but i'd still limp 40 percent of the time. i'm talking the first 2 rounds, like 10-20, 15-30.
 
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im just talking about preflop. id play with aq suited, but i'd still limp 40 percent of the time. i'm talking the first 2 rounds, like 10-20, 15-30.

10/20 in 1st Postion or 2nd, then I'd be more or less calling...

Many reasons for it though, 1 we don't know the Player type... (Since it's a low limit buy-in) Many players tend to call, cuz the raises aren't really big...

2ndly, assuming we chose to call, then If we miss the flop, we just fold....

Now if you raise preflop, then here's the problem more or less, if we miss the flop then what? We Raised and we already invested and those chips are out there, depending on the number of callers, a C-Bet would be a bad Idea (In a Multi-way pot)...Now if it's 1 caller, then the best way to approach is to C-Bet, and re-evaluate the turn....

Relooked at the My First post, and It really sucks, sry was thinking quicker then I was typing:confused: , or something down those lines:p
 
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It is funny you mention this hand. I just got off a fixed limit hand over on fulltilt and the flop comes up with an Ace. Both betters raised 5 cents preflop and 5 cents after the flop. Both players raised a dime on the turn and a dime on the river, but no more face cards came up. The first better shows their cards, AQ. Second better displays their cards, AK. Sometimes life is not fair. Ace rag had a better chance of winning this than the AQ this hand.
 
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In early position and early in the SnG (say, up to 20-40), I usually limp with AQ but dump immediately after missing the flop. As the blinds go up, I am less and less likely to play it at all UTG and UTG+1.
 
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If you're the first one in the pot 3 bet it. it may give you the blinds at least. If you have AQ suited, I'd definitely be playing it.

Can't three bet if you're the first one to enter the pot.

You mean raise 3x BB?
 
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Limping probally isnt the best thing to do with AQ and will bring you more trouble than its worth. Best idea is to either put a standard raise in or in early position againts hyper lagdonks just let it go watch the game a while and wait till the blinds are worth stealing.
 
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In early position and early in the SnG (say, up to 20-40), I usually limp with AQ but dump immediately after missing the flop. As the blinds go up, I am less and less likely to play it at all UTG and UTG+1.


i prefer to raise 3xbb and depending on the number of callers continuation bet any flop

if there are more then 2 callers i'm likely to check a flop i missed and flop to a bet

good chance the PFR and the continuation bet(s) take the pot
 
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folding isn't much of a mistake, its probably fine to fold it really, limping is fine too. but remember the more people in the pot, the more vulnerable TPDK is, so were generally playing a small pot. I'm not a huge fan of raising with AQ in EP, unless the table is full of known fishes, then im either folding, or limping.
 
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