This is a 1-2 hand i just played a little bit ago at a local casino. I am on the button with AQcc and a player in front raises to 16(Hes been raising really large the whole night and opening around 35% of his hands) in MP. A weak passive player calls in the CO, and I 3bet to 41. (Should I 3bet larger?) The guy in MP shoves for 192 total. The CO doesnt say anything and throws in 25 more and the floor has to come over and tell the player his options. He calls and I think more a minute and I had 191 total so I called. The player in MP shows AKdd and the weak passive player tables Kh10s (wtf?). Is this a bad call from me? Really need some feedback on this hand, since the guy had been opening a large amount of hands for ~8bb and winning and losing for a while. Thanks.

This is my first post so take it easy on me haha

Typically stacking off with AQ in a 1-2 game multiway is a pretty big leak without much deeper reads.

Yeah, if you're gonna 3b pre, you need to raise more. The raise to $41 does nothing but juice the pot. I'd almost prefer a flat if your plan was to raise that small. Stacks are just awkward when you're less than 100bb. I wouldn't advise GII pre with AQ unless he's an absolute maniac.

Next time, give us some more information. You say he's opening a lot of pots, but how has he reacted to other 3bets? Has he been running over the table? Is he aggressive beyond just his opening range? What's your table image? How does he perceive you?

Oh, and don't post results. It helps us give you better, more objective feedback.

I think 41 is fine, if he flats we're ahead a lot and if he 4bets we dump it for cheap. Problem is you didnt dump it. I think flatting is fine too if stacks are short. We want a decent spr.

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Maybe I'm misusing this idea but I was thinking I had to call ~150 to win something along 575. This puts me a little above 20% for a profitable call. I figured his range was around JJ+ and AK which puts me at 32.06% equity against his range and I had pretty much figured the weak players range to be irrelevant (which it was). Should I not be thinking like this?

Is the guy who 4-bet the same one who is raising 35% and made the first $16 raise or a different player who limp-raised?

35%er

You are calculating your pot odds incorrectly. You are risking 150 to win about 425 (192 from each of the other two players + 41 you put in already) or just worse than 3:1.

I still don't think you can fold against a guy opening 35% and a fishy caller though.

Another helpful piece of info: the original raiser at one point shoved about 3 hands in a row earlier in the session and got called and showed AKo. This sequence of hands had a factor in my decision making. It seems like I ran into the top of his range? You don't see someone open shoving ~100bb a lot in these games. Seemed like he wanted to gamble a lot.

If you give the other guy a really wide range it is still going to reduce your equity. You are probably closer to 25% for the whole pot.

At the time of decision, you are calling 150 to win 191 × 2 + 41 = 423. So you need better than 25%, making this call no good.

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