Two AQ hands in big pots $200NL

I hate playing AQ in big pots and try to avoid it. Help please?

HAND 1: Villain is 57/17/2, haven't been watching him much. Is he doing this with any ace? (The case ace, my trip aces must be kinda obvious). How's my line? The converter sucks btw.

Seat 2: Kajdee ($318.80 in chips)
Seat 4: HERO [ AH,QD ] ($206.00 in chips)
Seat 6: lifturstack ($360.75 in chips)
Seat 10: trykker2 ($206.20 in chips)
ANTES/BLINDS
lifturstack posts blind ($1), trykker2 posts blind ($2).

PRE-FLOP
Kajdee folds, HERO bets $8, lifturstack folds, trykker2 calls $6.

FLOP [board cards 8H,AD,AS ]
trykker2 checks, HERO bets $12, trykker2 calls $12.

TURN [board cards 8H,AD,AS,2S ]
trykker2 checks, HERO bets $25, trykker2 calls $25.

RIVER [board cards 8H,AD,AS,2S,9H ]
trykker2 checks, HERO bets $45, trykker2 bets $161.20 and is all-in, HERO calls $116 and is all-in.




HAND 2:
Villain is a loose moron ( 71/9/not overly aggressive) , I felt kinda weak but I also felt kinda beat.

Seat 3: 71jojo ($200.00 in chips)
Seat 4: cesarino22 ($143.00 in chips)
Seat 6: mmpoeboi ($148.40 in chips)
Seat 8: HERO [ QD,AS ] ($386.10 in chips)

ANTES/BLINDS
mmpoeboi posts blind ($1), HERO posts blind ($2), 71jojo posts blind ($2).

PRE-FLOP
71jojo checks, cesarino22 folds, mmpoeboi calls $1, HERO bets $8, 71jojo folds, mmpoeboi calls $8.

FLOP [board cards 8D,5S,6H ]
mmpoeboi checks, HERO bets $15, mmpoeboi calls $15.

TURN [board cards 8D,5S,6H,AC ]
mmpoeboi checks, HERO bets $30, mmpoeboi bets $123.40 and is all-in, HERO folds.

#1 I think you are ahead way more often then you are behind. Call the push

#2 Someone that loose is playing any two. 2 pr is likely with opps line. He knows you like your hand after 3 big bets, and he knows that the A may have helped you, but he pushed anyways. I'd look for a better spot to get my money back.

#1 i think that if you want to play a small pot just check behind on the flop, or anywhere really but, maybe i misunderstand and you are fine playing a big pot here
#2 I'm never calling that sometimes i guess hes semi bluffing but i think a calls -ev(a term i hate)

in general i think you should check behind more if you want to play small pots

Originally Posted by theDEEPdish

#1 i think that if you want to play a small pot just check behind on the flop, or anywhere really but, maybe i misunderstand and you are fine playing a big pot here
#2 I'm never calling that sometimes i guess hes semi bluffing but i think a calls -ev(a term i hate)

in general i think you should check behind more if you want to play small pots

yeah, but i'm not sure if i should play a small pot. i still want to maximize my EV obv

yeah for sure hand 1 I would of wanted to get all in but a check behind might of been good in hand 2 but this is just hindsight now

Hand 1: Seems ok if he will do this with any ace, against a good player that c/r is a boat like 99% of the time and I'd fold.

Hand 2: Good fold. Sometimes I check turn for pot control / inducing bluffs.

Hand 1 looks fine. since villain is loose he could have the boat, but it is just as likely you outkick him.

hand 2 is a good fold. villain that loose is obv. playing any 2 and i throw TPGK here every time

Originally Posted by aislephive

Hand 1: Seems ok if he will do this with any ace, against a good player that c/r is a boat like 99% of the time and I'd fold.

Yup

hand 1 this is 99 or a worse ace seems to me . u play it fine esp if he is donkish (52% is pretty donkish if it s over decent sample size)

hand2 vnh