AQ facing a raise in front, no limit satellite

Game type: NL supersatellite to the $650 WSOP satellite.
Your image: Very tight
Stage of tourney: Middle, 24/52 remain
Avg stack: About 10k
Misc notes: Top 6 get seats
Your hand: A♣Q♥

The Setup: You’ve failed to pick up a hand so far in this $25 Rebuy. It’s about halfway into the second hour and you’re sitting with a stack which is less than half average, but you still have an M of above 10.

Two players fold and the third raises to 600. The table folds to you in the cutoff. The raiser has been fairly quiet. 24 players remain in this tournament and the top 6 get seats. The next blind level is 150/300/50

What’s your play with AQ?

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Mary

I’m folding. The raiser has a tight image, but any raise I make is going to make it far too attractive to the button (big stack) to push his hand at both of us. I am waiting for a better opportunity.

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tsifreak

I just call here. Theres no reason to reraise a quiet player here and you just have ace high. Call and play the hand accordingly. Im sure hes sitting on 9s or 10s.

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bloodblister

If it’s a tight player and I’m in position I want to call. I’m betting I can outplay them after the flop; raising here will just make it easier for them to make the correct decision. You do risk letting other players into the pot, but I would be willing to take that risk.

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50cowboy

You have to test the water he looks like he may be backed itto making a move and so am I so I would raise

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50cowboy

You have to test the water he looks like he may be backed in to making a move and so am I so I would raise

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Adam

I’d also say call. Even at a really tight table, he could be raising a hand like 10s or 9s. Take the flop and hopefully you make top pair, or you can represent the K if it comes. With A-Q you even have the possibility of dominating JJ.

If the flop is all blanks and he bets again, you just have to fold.

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Thomas Fradd

i would flat call, dont like reraising here and the reason is because your image is ultratight he is only calling/slash moving in with premium hands – AA KK AK, and proably QQ. I think folding is not too bad a play either becase you have a big stack next to on the button who could make big raise, then your AQ doesnt look so flash !

I would NEVER move all in here, because you cant be called by a hand that doesnt have AQ crushed IMO, again this is becuase of your tight image.

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M isn’t greater than 10, including antes each orbit costs 525 so it’s actually almost 9.
If we were in the BB we could call, now with three people to act behind us we have to shove or fold.
A shove isn’t awful but since we perceive the villain to be tight and he’s raising in EP I prefer to fold. We don’t do that well against his range, the button can comfortably call, one of the blinds could wake up with a good hand.

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