Hi Everyone,

The recent post where stacks went into detail on AQo OOP as well as many other posters got me thinking... I like AQ hands, IN POSITION, but I'm wondering how much I'm overplaying them (getting myself in bad spots).

So here is my attempt to diagnose it... without a specific hand to work from, but just in general. I'm going to try to work out three scenarios... please tell me where I'm right and where I'm lost... maybe in the course of it, we'll all improve (I know I will)

I play 6-max, mostly 5Nl... most opponents are crappy but some play tag, especially from EP's.

(1) EP limper, 6 Max, 5Nl, generally passive table, we are on button. We have AQo and raise to 4-5 x BB, limper calls... how do we stack up?

-- My first thought here is limping they have a Axs, ATo+, 22+, KQ kind of range, and their calling OOP doesn't really define it any clearer for me, not at 5Nl. At worst I'm flipping here, but I'm ahead a little, Poker stove gives me a 56% favorite rating... position can be very valuable here too, so what kind of response are we expecting from them on an Axx flop, random flop, etc... (point is not to have you answer a bunch of scenarios, just think about it)... here I think we are in good shape.

(2) AQ on button, one 3x BB raiser from CO ahead, expect folds by SB and BB. Call or Re-raise? This is a position I struggle in here... the CO range is fairly wide I think, Ax, 22+, most broadway combos, sc's down to 67... is my range too wide here for villian? Also, let's see how we stack up against that range... using PS, we're ahead of a lot of the range here.. around 61% favorite... I'm not struggling with the fact we should be in this hand... I'm struggling with the raise/call option, I'm thinking it is more proper to raise (duh) but have been struggling here with this hand post flop... thoughts appreciated...

(3) AQ in a blind battle... call by SB puts us way ahead, raise by SB? I don't see consistent results by sb to range this effectively... I'm really struggling with the range when they raise... I want to put them on a 20% range there, about what I'm raising (I tend to steal a bit heavy from the SB) but I'm really struggling with a standard range to put them on... thoughts?

With a 20% raising range from SB, we're around a 58% favorite in the hand... but is that realistic? The limping range I'm sure we're ahead of, by a big margin, and should punish them for limping, but the raising range? I'm just not comfortable with it...

Anyway, was thinking about AQ this morning after the other post... just thought I'd open some discussion on it further...