Pabloro10321
Rock Star
Platinum Level
I generally prefer to play it, but if they go all-in, I'll equalize, considering if we're in the bubble and my current position.
If my position in the tournament is correct I would let it go, but if on the contrary I am badly positioned at the table, it is a good hand for winning chips.
If my position in the tournament is correct I would let it go, but if on the contrary I am badly positioned at the table, it is a good hand for winning chips.
dannystanks
Visionary
Silver Level
It can’t be determined what you should do based on one particular hand like AQ. Everything must be factored it, your stack size, your opponents stack size, what table image do you and your opponent have, is it just you and one opponent or is it multi way, where are you at in the tournament or is it a cash game.
I hope this helps.
I hope this helps.
sandy358
Rock Star
Platinum Level
What was the preflop action sequence? Looks like multiple people put money in the pot. If there was a side 4-bet, well, good fold, as against those you can only call with a handful of very strong hands. If it was a squeeze, then it depend of the position, sometimes it's a jam, but usually it's a call. And it highly depends on you opponent's tendencies and the 3bet bet sizing relatively to the pot, but you still fold AQ very rarely, it is far too strong.
Phoenix Wright
Legend
Bronze Level
It really depends on many variables not shared. For example, it greatly matters on effective stacks (how many chips in Big Blind units you could possibly lose in this hand) as well as the player tendencies of the opponents at your table.
If you have AQ, it's a pretty good hand preflop, but when you get re-raised, your hand isn't as great anymore. At most shallower stack depths, I'd still call with AQ (possibly even go All-In), but as you get deeper and deeper stacked, then continuing with AQ gets more and more dangerous. You are crushed by AK and there's also AA, KK, QQ to worry about. If you go All-in, then worse hands would probably fold, but would have called if you didn't shove. We want to avoid this since hands like AA are probably continuing (calling our shove) regardless.
eetenor
Legend
Loyaler
GTO WIZARD is free--get it look at your spot and it will let you know which play makes the most EV.
By the way we can also call AQs not just jam or fold.
Mig32
Rock Star
Platinum Level
That’s a classic spot with AQ — it really depends on stack sizes, position, and who’s doing the 3-bet. Personally, I try not to treat AQ as an “auto-shove” hand, because against strong ranges it can easily be dominated by AK or big pairs. But at the same time, it’s too strong to just throw away lightly. If I’m deep-stacked, I lean toward calling and seeing a flop; if I’m short-stacked, then shoving can make sense. It’s one of those hands where context matters more than the cards themselves.
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fundiver199
Legend
Loyaler
AQs is hardly ever a fold to a 3-bet, unless the 3-bet puts us all-in, and we are under significant ICM-pressure. The choise between just calling and seeing a flop or 4-bet jamming depend on many variables including the stack size, being in or out of position, bounties etc. As MK_ say, much better to share some actual hand histories in Tournament/Cash hand analysis to get better feedback.
ScoobyEdu
How about some fun games?
Platinum Level
First, we need to understand our table position and our opponents' stack ranges.
Without this, it's very difficult to give a definitive answer.
But with a medium or low stack, we can consider going all-in, keeping in mind that depending on the stage of the tournament, we can simply call to avoid the risk of losing before the prize pool begins.
In other words, many factors influence this decision.
One suggestion I can give you, which may greatly help answer your questions, is to search for the GTO Wizzard website and test some situations there.
The free section of this website already helps us a lot in studying and understanding each situation.
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Mario7
Rock Star
Platinum Level
It depends on many factors, but as a standard play, with a realitively big effective stack 100-200bb I wouldn't shove with AQs.
ScoobyEdu
How about some fun games?
Platinum Level
In case you haven't practiced it in the GTO Wizard,
I'll try to simplify a line of reasoning here.
If you have a lot of chips, you started the action and only got a raise, leaving only you and Villain in the hand. You don't need to risk your tournament with so many chips, so a 3-bet or call would be the best decisions. Calling can still be more interesting because you have a hand that can develop very well on the PO FLOP and get even more chips from Villain without putting the tournament at risk. Villain can do this with many hands, including AA and KK.
If you have a moderate amount of chips, I think playing a little more conservatively can be good, and it's interesting to just see the flop, as this can still mask a strong hand.
If you have few chips, in this case, going all-in can be very well regarded, because you can get your double and are more in line with the range, putting the onus on Villain to consider the risk they're willing to take.
I think this can roughly guide you...
A phrase I always remember is: How much are we willing to risk being eliminated from the tournament? If there's a risk, let's fold.
