Party $22 first hand AQs vs all-in.

[pecas]

***** Hand History for Game 4753744001 *****
NL Texas Hold'em $22 Buy-in Trny:26169603 Level:1 Blinds(20/40) - Tuesday, July 18, 06:15:03 ET 2006
Table River Shannon (Real Money)
Seat 4 is the button
Total number of players : 10
Seat 3: peccas ( $2000 )
Seat 8: GLaSsh0pper ( $2000 )
Seat 6: pitbul22 ( $2000 )
Seat 2: RifRazz ( $2000 )
Seat 7: jbharshaw ( $2000 )
Seat 4: matt7687 ( $2000 )
Seat 10: kinglouie48 ( $2000 )
Seat 5: axel83 ( $2000 )
Seat 9: KL423 ( $2000 )
Seat 1: Andimo ( $2000 )
Trny:26169603 Level:1
Blinds(20/40)
** Dealing down cards **
Dealt to peccas [ Qs As ]
jbharshaw folds.
GLaSsh0pper folds.
KL423 folds.
kinglouie48 folds.
Andimo calls [40].
RifRazz folds.
peccas raises [240].
matt7687 folds.
axel83 folds.
pitbul22 is all-In.
Andimo folds.
peccas folds.
pitbul22 does not show cards.
pitbul22 wins 2300 chips

Only AA, KK, QQ, AK actually dominate my hand here. And it's not unusual to find a villian who goes all-in with crap at the beginning. Should I have called?
I'm also making some research to see if I was right or wrong. The answer later...

[Staresy]

routine fold for me. I also only raise to 160-200.

[donkbee]

Easiest fold ever.

I agree with Staresy, I only raise to 160.

[majorj]

definitely a fold.
i think the raise pf is ok though. i usually raise 4-5bb + 1bb/limper.

[vqc]

I dont bother raising AQ here or playing it for that matter. If its folded to you its completely different.

[Stripclubjunkie]

I dont bother raising AQ here or playing it for that matter. If its folded to you its completely different.

Yep...

[bode]

I dont bother raising AQ here or playing it for that matter. If its folded to you its completely different.

Yep...

really. im playing AQs all day in this position with one limper. If its AQo i might limp behind or fold. I do agree that a raise of 160-200 would have been better.

[donkbee]

I play this with one limper. And I raise it.

[baudib]

Why are you looking at the "few" hands that are dominating you? You're not ahead of anything that can legitimately make this play, even a total donk small pocket pair.

[xtcpoker]

Easy fold to that push... Ill raise in this position with AQ suited or none all the time to limper.. Standard 3x.... try keep pot small early with this kind of hand..

[bruinblue]

i make that instant all in with QQ or better every time on the first hand when i play stars $3.40s or $5.50s

why?
because i know that half the time, someone will actually call me with AQ or some crap like that

easy fold

but i dont mind playing AQ from CO, spec with just one limper in. raise was a little big though

[natdang]

standard fold dude

[pecas]

Well, you're all right.
And the fact I asked means I have a lot to learn.

I made some research in 200+ $22.

When someone goes all in preflop in the first 5 hands of the tourney, here are his hole cards:
AA: 4
KK: 1
QQ: 2
AK: 8
JJ: 3
TT: 2
99: 2

So, in 22 chances, my AQs would be dominated 15 times, and would still be the underdog the other 7 times.

As someone said, easiest fold in the world.

[natdang]

Where do you find stats like that? Pretty interesting.

[pecas]

Where do you find stats like that? Pretty interesting.

In my Poker Tracker database

[Eric]

Fold and don't raise 6x bb w/ AQ.

[bigred]

I wouldn't raise as much pf and would fold to AI. Probably up against AK or high PP.

[jameseyb]

I'd have raised too with the AQ, but probably not that much. A push from the blinds indicates a big hand though and AQ is very weak post flop. Good fold.