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Posted by Sliverika: I'm fairly short-stacked in a tournament.
I get dealt AQ offsuit in the BB.
Everyone folds to the button who min raises, then the little blind re-raises three times the BB.
I fold.
Is this a bad play? I think it was now that I look back.
The button then moved all in which is irrelevant
YES, bad play. The splain may be over ur head.
1. Short stack, not good. 2. Button min-raises???? what is that? 3. I think you mean 'small blind', but 'little' works. 3bets isolation move. Can explain all of this. ... ... 7. Ur only move is allin. Why, 123 add to 6, so you must make the 7th play here.
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In your pos, i would fold it and wait for the next round / better spot.
just the fact that there is a raise, Reraise.
Don't forget, two bigger stacks were looking to fight eachother maybe ? U must beaten preflop anywayz. i can't imagine the SB would reraise the BS on the table with AIR.
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I got up to about 10 K and I was against the second chip leader. One guy with 2k ish pushed preflop and the big stack called behind me and I called to.
Flop
3A8.
He checks, I bet 3/4 pot, more or less committing myself. He put me all in. I called, pretty much knowing he had me. Just a dumb play on my behalf.
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interesting spot whether its a fold or push depends on my two opponents.
If the button raiser has shown a good solid game and you believe he has min raised just to get some action for his big hand and to give the appearance that you still have some fold equity. If you believe the same is true of the SB then AQ is an easy insta fold.
If you believe they're just a couple of min raising retards then it's an insta push.
Looks like you made the correct read by finding a fold here.
Never mind what the flop brings you made a good read and made the correct play, no need for steaming.
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It's stays a toughie imho
But like I said in my first reply, mini raise at button = lighsteal or monstermost of the time and my instincts were right accordig to his thread. TT vs KK eventually. I prob layed the hand down after good thinking. but I needed the table image as well. This hand is more played situation wise imho.
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You Cant fold AQo when You are SS!!
1st - miniraise doesn't mean stronge hand (this is more a steal ofc) 2nd - the SB reraise was a simple raise (3BB). he could do with AT- 3nd - you are SS buddy
Liv ftw. 
You Cant fold AQo when You are SS!!
