Quote Originally Posted by pgil
folding AQ to a raise against opponents who overvalue A5 is bad. Folding AQ to a raise and a reraise is good. But get in there with your big aces because most of your opps are playing bad aces like they are good and good aces like they are great.

ps. sorry about the double post
i understand your first point. thank you for the clarification. you are absolutely correct. and a good player will "adjust" to the texture of the table. i know you know that, too.

about AQ. i believe at the lowest levels, it is -EV to call any raise if you will be "gambooling" post flop...not sure of where you stand. and the passive opponents you find here will not raise even TPTK, in some cases. thereby, NEVER telling you where you stand in the hand. calling raises is BAD!

doing the raising, however, and following through will string along those weaker aces. and, the passives WILL play back at you when they hit their 2 pair and such. therefore, raising first in with stronger aces is VERY +EV.

i believe it better to chuck the hands you will not be confident in pre-flop, and pounding the hands where you take the initiative early on. that keeps losses and suckouts down to a minimum. not that they can be avoided, just down to a minimum. and at smaller stakes, that alone is an accomplishment. in no way do i think these "tips" work even 2 levels higher. i am just trying to provide experienced advice to beginners trying to figure out the micros when they see the advice in the books going bad. the advice works, dont get me wrong, but you can do better with minor tweaks.