NL$200 - AQ help please

I'm worried about posting this hand for fear of being mocked but i'm not sure whether i'll be mocked for being a complete donkey, or because its understandable to go broke here and not postworthy.

Villain has 3 bet me pretty much every hand, and i'm not used to it yet having just moved up (3rd session at NL$200 for me). I've been doing it to him somewhat too, only he has called more often than i would expect (maybe he's just catching some great starting hands). Basically, we've been 3 betting a ton and this is my poor attempt at adjusting.

at the time he was running about 14/8(looked v nitty), but overall since then i have him 23/15/2. I've just noticed that he plays as high as 10/20 but i didnt know that at the time. i ran 25/23/4.86 on that table

EverestPoker Game #2095803386: Table Suva-32 - $1.00/$2.00 - No Limit Hold'em - 22:43:26 - 2007/09/18
Seat 1: BISMARCK18 ($267.70)
Seat 3: xyu ($401.40)
Seat 5: stefantast ($426.90)
xyu posts the small blind of $1.00
stefantast posts the big blind of $2.00
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to xyu[Ac Qs]
BISMARCK18 folds
xyu raises to $6.00
stefantast raises to $18.00
xyu raises to $58.00
stefantast calls $40.00
*** FLOP *** [Ad 3s Qh]
xyu checks
stefantast checks
*** TURN *** [Ad 3s Qh] [2h]
xyu bets $100.00
stefantast calls $100.00
*** RIVER *** [Ad 3s Qh 2h] [6c]
xyu bets $243.40 and is all-in
stefantast calls $243.40
*** SHOW DOWN ***
xyu shows [Ac Qs]
stefantast shows [Qc Qd]
*** SUMMARY ***
Board: [Ad 3s Qh 2h 6c]
stefantast collects $801.80

edited results in white

If you guys have really been battling it out as much as you say preflop, then I go broke here. I think you see AK here at least as often at AA or QQ. Although the smooth call of your 4bet indicates that he may hold a monster and not a drawing hand like AK.
Nonetheless with the previous action, and 3 handed, I go broke.
P.S. I fire flop here unless he is aggro enough you know he'll bet it with air.

It's fine to go broke here. Also, posting results makes this thread a less helpful and interesting.

bet flop

i'd bet the flop too. I think you're being too hard on yourself, this is a tough hand and you have no reason to think you're beat until the end of the hand.

i don't like 4betting with A-Q, even though villain has seemingly been comnig after you. It has the same value as a hand like K-Jo in a 4bet pot. I would just call the 3bet and check/raise the flop if he has been so aggressive.

Regardless i think you end up getting all in here.


Hmm i just saw that it's 3 handed so my suggestion might not be so good...

going broke is good here in my opinion since he s never folding AJ after preflop action

This is fine. Bet the flop. Besides that, given the situation, im going broke here pretty much every time.