two hands with aq.

[Emptyeye 0]

Looking for some feedback on these hands...plain-texted as they were posted in my blog (lol sigs).#1 PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Emptyeye is MP2 with Qh, As.UTG calls, 3 folds, Emptyeye raises, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB 3-bets, UTG folds, Emptyeye calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.Raise AQ, call the 3-bet.Flop: (19 SB) Qc, 9c, Th (6 players)SB checks, BB bets, Emptyeye raises, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.Hit TPTK and raise into the 3-bettor to see if I can figure out where I am. Calls tell me I'm good.Turn: (14.50 BB) 9h (5 players)BB checks, Emptyeye bets, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, BB calls.Bet again, having taken the lead in terms of aggression.River: (18.50 BB) 3c (4 players)BB checks, Emptyeye bets, MP3 calls, CO folds, BB calls.And again.Final Pot: 21.50 BB#2 PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Emptyeye is UTG+2 with Ad, Qd.1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 4 folds, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.The fold here is probably weak/tight on my part, but I didn't feel like worrying about whether or not I'd need to hit something hard to come out ahead of some huge pocket pair.I (Obviously) folded in the face of aggression from early position, but what IS the correct preflop play here? Cold-call? 3-bet? Or is just folding and saving myself the worry not as bad as I think it is?

[Vade 0]

Looking for some feedback on these hands...plain-texted as they were posted in my blog (lol sigs).#1 PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Emptyeye is MP2 with Qh, As.UTG calls, 3 folds, Emptyeye raises, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls, BB 3-bets, UTG folds, Emptyeye calls, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB calls.Raise AQ, call the 3-bet.Flop: (19 SB) Qc, 9c, Th (6 players)SB checks, BB bets, Emptyeye raises, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button calls, SB folds, BB calls.Hit TPTK and raise into the 3-bettor to see if I can figure out where I am. Calls tell me I'm good.Turn: (14.50 BB) 9h (5 players)BB checks, Emptyeye bets, MP3 calls, CO calls, Button folds, BB calls.Bet again, having taken the lead in terms of aggression.River: (18.50 BB) 3c (4 players)BB checks, Emptyeye bets, MP3 calls, CO folds, BB calls.And again.Final Pot: 21.50 BBI think you played this hand perfectly, raised preflop, raised on the flop, and kept betting#2 PokerStars 0.05/0.10 Hold'em (10 handed) converterPreflop: Emptyeye is UTG+2 with Ad, Qd.1 fold, UTG+1 raises, 4 folds, CO calls, 1 fold, SB calls, BB calls.The fold here is probably weak/tight on my part, but I didn't feel like worrying about whether or not I'd need to hit something hard to come out ahead of some huge pocket pair.I (Obviously) folded in the face of aggression from early position, but what IS the correct preflop play here? Cold-call? 3-bet? Or is just folding and saving myself the worry not as bad as I think it is?

Eh, I think you can call two with AQ suited. You could also raise it some of the time I'm sure, being suited strengthens this hand a lot

[CavemanDoctor 0]

Hand 1 is fine.Hand 2: do not fold AQs to a raise. Call here, unless you have played with raiser a bit and know he has loose raising standards, in which case you 3-bet.

[KDawgCometh 2]

I'd 3bet to isolate w/AQs, or flat call, but folding doesn't cross my mind at all

[Emptyeye 0]

Okay, I was pretty sure I'd played Hand 1 properly..it was just one of those "You had WHAT?!...and he had HUH?!?" moments come showdown.I'll note the advice for Hand 2. I think there was some other reason I had folded it (Something about having just been involved in a few pots and not wanting to create a maniacal table image or something. admittedlypretty silly thinking on my part), but I know not to now. What if it was AQo? would folding be a viable option then?

[Vade 0]

Yes, folding AQo to a raise is viable, in fact it's probably good unless you're playing against a complete maniac