Jan 05,2008, 10:48 AM
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you do have position on him, and therefore i would consider just calling here. however, at the same time i hate just calling in most situations.
16 left though, and you still have a relatively decent sized stack (M=17ish). personally, i think it would matter specifically on the villian's image. if he's aggressive i might call/raise. if he's tight i'd probably call/fold. AQ is a good starting hand, but i prefer starting the action preflop as opposed to following it. my advice would be to fold it and wait for a better opportunity (where you can start the action and be in control). you are not that short stacked that you have to risk your whole tournament on what is probably going to be a coin flip (or worse).
i feel that AQ is probably the most overplayed hand (besides AK perhaps). most of the time you're a slight underdog to a pocket pair or dominated by AK. unless it's down to maybe 4 or 5 players left (or less), i promised myself that i'd not go broke with AQ preflop (unless i'm obviously shortstacked and desperate).
folding has a few benefits: 1) possibly move up to the higher payout; 2) gives you another opportunity to dictate the action in the pot as opposed to reacting to it (i.e. it's better to make your opponents have to make tough decisions than you having to make them).
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