$Freeroll NLHE: Playing AQo Early Position

[ripclawph]

$Freeroll NL HE: Playing AQo Early Position

How would you have played this hand if you were in my case???
its the final table of the tourney with 8 players left.

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full tilt poker Game , Table 16 - 800/1600 Ante 200 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:10:52 ET - 2009/06/23
Seat 1: pantin007 (20,608)
Seat 2: only_bridge (41,322)
Seat 3: thewinner44 (43,278)
Seat 4: DubMeUp (38,027)
Seat 6: chefjimmy (33,934)
Seat 7: Wildjaxx (8,409)
Seat 8: ripclawph (10,392)
Seat 9: allndave (21,530)
pantin007 antes 200
only_bridge antes 200
thewinner44 antes 200
DubMeUp antes 200
chefjimmy antes 200
Wildjaxx antes 200
ripclawph antes 200
allndave antes 200
DubMeUp posts the small blind of 800
chefjimmy posts the big blind of 1,600
The button is in seat #3
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to ripclawph [As Qh]
only_bridge: gg
Tonyb1965 (Observer): gg all
thewinner44: vv gg
Wildjaxx has 15 seconds left to act
DubMeUp: gg
Wildjaxx calls 1,600
DubMeUp: nh
Tonyb1965 (Observer): congrats winner on the challenge win
ripclawph has 15 seconds left to act
thewinner44: tks
ripclawph raises to 4,800
allndave folds
pantin007 folds
only_bridge folds
thewinner44 folds
DubMeUp folds
chefjimmy folds
Wildjaxx raises to 8,209, and is all in
ripclawph calls 3,409
Wildjaxx shows [2h 2d]
ripclawph shows [As Qh]
*** FLOP *** [5c Td Kc]
*** TURN *** [5c Td Kc] [5d]
*** RIVER *** [5c Td Kc 5d] [4d]
Wildjaxx shows two pair, Fives and Twos
ripclawph shows a pair of Fives
Wildjaxx wins the pot (20,418) with two pair, Fives and Twos
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20,418 | Rake 0
Board: [5c Td Kc 5d 4d]
Seat 1: pantin007 folded before the Flop
Seat 2: only_bridge folded before the Flop
Seat 3: thewinner44 (button) folded before the Flop
Seat 4: DubMeUp (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 6: chefjimmy (big blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 7: Wildjaxx showed [2h 2d] and won (20,418) with two pair, Fives and Twos
Seat 8: ripclawph showed [As Qh] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 9: allndave folded before the Flop
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i was thinking of goin' allin pf instead to steal the pot

and force that 22 to fold.
hhhhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[itlegacy]

I would've folded AQo and waited for a better position and hand. Far too likely a stronger hand was at play.

 

[WoodyEM]

may not have got him to fold with an All In but a good 75% of his chips might have worked cant explain why they will go all in and fold to a heavy percentage, but they do! I myself will fold the A - bitch most of the time ( I lose more than I win)

 

[Kuberr]

Yeah, I doubt you could have made him fold regardless. I don't think I could've folded AQos being shortstacked and only having 6xBB left. Personally, I think you made the right play, and that's just bad luck.

 

[robert_wrath]

I don't see how the end result would have differed if you didn't raise preflop. It's obvious Wildjaxx ,being the short stack on the table, has less that 5 1/2 BB left and is completely looking to commit whats left of his chips into the pot with any marginal/made hand dealt to him. He did however make a mistake limping in preflop. What if you didn't raise and elected to fold? Both the blinds may have seen the flop cheap perhaps out drawing him. Nonetheless, given both of your hands were exposed, this is but a mere classic race going in just 2 percent behind.

 

[Jillychemung]

With an M<5 coming over the top of an UTG limper with AQo is a no-brainer and your bet indicates you were committed so other players should realize it was effectively an AI bet.

In this hand I doubt that an AI from you would have forced the 22 out. I actually think that the 22 was hoping for a chance to double up or go home here.

 

[baudib1]

Instashove pre.

 

[IMNER]

Strange, the short stack limping under the gun, always suspicious. I would have pushed with the AQ and be happy with a call. Like woody I don't often win with them.

AQ and JJ horrible hands for me

 

[baudib1]

I'm sure you win 60+% of the time with both.

 

[Coramoor_]

nothing wrong with this move, you're about 50/50 and you missed so he won, that's life

 

[NineLions]

With an M<5 coming over the top of an UTG limper with AQo is a no-brainer and your bet indicates you were committed so other players should realize it was effectively an AI bet.

In this hand I doubt that an AI from you would have forced the 22 out. I actually think that the 22 was hoping for a chance to double up or go home here.

^^ This

Instashove pre.

^^ and this.