Should I have pushed??

[upsman29621]

I would really appreciate your opinions on this hand.

PokerStars Game #4992823487: Tournament #25050862, $50+$5 Hold'em No Limit - Level III (25/50) - 2006/05/20 - 03:23:53 (ET)
Table '25050862 1' 9-max Seat #5 is the button
Seat 1: caliméro (1425 in chips)
Seat 2: mack85 (1630 in chips)
Seat 3: 0VER_under (1535 in chips)
Seat 4: skladog24 (975 in chips)
Seat 5: RIVERBOUND7 (1325 in chips)
Seat 6: mkahn2 (1545 in chips)
Seat 7: eliraqy (1210 in chips)
Seat 8: lazyrob (2245 in chips)
Seat 9: LastManStndn (1610 in chips)
mkahn2: posts small blind 25
eliraqy: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to 0VER_under [As Qc]
lazyrob: folds
LastManStndn: calls 50
caliméro: folds
mack85: folds
0VER_under: raises 200 to 250
skladog24: folds
RIVERBOUND7: calls 250
mkahn2: folds
eliraqy: folds
LastManStndn: folds
*** FLOP *** [5h Qs 9h]
0VER_under: bets 500
RIVERBOUND7: calls 500
*** TURN *** [5h Qs 9h] [Js]
0VER_under: bets 785 and is all-in
RIVERBOUND7: calls 575 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [5h Qs 9h Js] [Th]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
0VER_under: shows [As Qc] (a pair of Queens)
RIVERBOUND7: shows [9d Tc] (two pair, Tens and Nines)
RIVERBOUND7 collected 2775 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 2775 | Rake 0
Board [5h Qs 9h Js Th]
Seat 1: caliméro folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 2: mack85 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 3: 0VER_under showed [As Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 4: skladog24 folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 5: RIVERBOUND7 (button) showed [9d Tc] and won (2775) with two pair, Tens and Nines
Seat 6: mkahn2 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 7: eliraqy (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 8: lazyrob folded before Flop (didn't bet)
Seat 9: LastManStndn folded before Flop

[vqc]

i tend to not raise AQ at all here.

[upsman29621]

so u just limp and hope for a 10 J K flop or hope to hit a set?

[vqc]

i dont play it at all.

[salsa4ever]

i dont play it at all.

weak!

I think the hand is well played. I play it the same

[Staresy]

I play it the same way.

villian is a retard.

[elanto]

yeah VQ i think its weak not to play AQ here..and yeah man you played it fine villain is simply a retard who got lucky, well played IMO.

[upsman29621]

Thanks for the input guys. I really thouht I played the hand right. I guess I just wanted a little reassurance on the way it was played.I just recently made the jump to the 55's on stars. That was the first 55 sngo since I made the jump from the 33's. Hopefully I can win/place in a few more of those before I come across another retard like that just to keep my confidence and the feeling that I belong in the 55's. Thanks again.

[xtcpoker]

Nice play. BtW.... what do you notice the differences between 33 and 55? Im currently playing the 33s right now but will be moving up to 55 soon. Just would love some early info.

Folding or limping AQ there is much too weak. Just curious as to what your range of hands that you will play there at that blind level. Your position is decent and theres only one limper.. taking pot preflop wouldn't be so bad either.. 125 chips to your 1.5k stack.