Merge - $3+$0.24|<> NL - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BB: 1,650.00
Hero (UTG): 2,240.00
MP: 1,870.00
CO: 2,150.00
BTN: 4,230.00
SB: 2,860.00

BB posts ante 15.00, Hero posts ante 15.00, MP posts ante 15.00, CO posts ante 15.00, BTN posts ante 15.00, SB posts ante 15.00, SB posts SB 150.00, BB posts BB 300.00

Pre Flop: (pot: 540.00) Hero has A Q

Hero raises to 2,225.00 and is all-in

Is this play alright? I dont remember how the table was playing, but nobody was getting out of line. With the blinds so big and nobody on the verge of getting knocked out I figured that trying to steal the blinds from UTG was worth the risk of running into a bigger hand. Is this a smart idea or should I just fold because I am OOP.

7BB AQ?

What else are you going to do there?

I dunno, wait for a spot to steal in LP. That is probably a horrible play though.

I think AQ and AJs are pretty clear shoves here, AT is around the point where you can think about folding. Right now we have 2 big blockers so there's really no reason to fold. The whole table is probably only calling like JJ+, AK and theoretically they should be tighter than that vs your utg opening range.