Maybe a little introduction first. I posted here a while back, I played 6-max on Party and then stopped with poker for six months. Now I want to get serious again, get better and move up, who doesn't. So hopefully I'll be posting a lot of hands in this forum.

I've been playing again for 2 weeks now and light 3-betting preflop seems to be the new thing now. I used to fold AQ preflop because it plays difficult in reraised pots, but now I don't know. I don't think folding AQ pre is good with all the light 3-betting going on. What do you typically do preflop, fold, reraise, call? Also even if you hit the flop you're in a big pot with a possibly 2nd best hand. Here are two hands.

I don't really like my lines here because I look like a passive calling station, but how do you play them?


1. I joined this table 2 orbits ago, villain had allready 3-bet one of my buttonraises, I folded.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (5 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

BB ($236.16)
UTG ($24)
MP ($65.10)
Hero ($121)
SB ($99.50)

Preflop: Hero is Button with :qd, :as.
1 fold, MP calls $1, Hero raises to $5, SB raises to $14, 1 fold, MP folds, Hero calls $9.

Flop: ($30) :9s, :9d, :ac (2 players)
SB bets $17, Hero calls $17.

Turn: ($64) :2d (2 players)
SB checks, Hero checks.

River: ($64) :3c (2 players)
SB bets $35, Hero calls $35.

Final Pot: $134


2. Villain in this hand is 22/18, pretty aggro and had just joined this table. We played before but I don't remember anything special.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (4 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

Button ($185.60)
Hero ($171.75)
BB ($101.50)
UTG ($99.50)

Preflop: Hero is SB with :qs, :ad.
2 folds, Hero raises to $4, BB raises to $14, Hero calls $10.

Flop: ($28) :6d, :2c, :qc (2 players)
Hero checks, BB bets $21.5, Hero calls $21.50.

Turn: ($71) :2s (2 players)
Hero checks, BB checks.

River: ($71) :6c (2 players)
Hero checks, BB calls $66 (All-In), Hero calls $66.

Final Pot: $203