I've been playing TAG for most of this FT and have loosened up (44/39 over 35 hands since we've been 3 handed) but have been folding my SB to Villain's BTN raises frequently.

Villain (32 BBs) is 41/26 up until now but has opened in PO. the last 5/7 times or something close and I've (53 BBs) just been waiting for a good spot. Then I pick up AQc, Blinds are 3.5/7K...

Merge Network Hand #76063399-383 begins at 2014/03/13 5:10 pm
Seat 8 (Villain 2) is the dealer
Villain 1 posts ante 0.10 BB
Villain 2 posts ante 0.10 BB
Hero posts ante 0.10 BB
Hero posts the small blind 0.50 BB
Villain 1 posts the big blind 1 BB
Villain 2 raises to 3 BB
Hero raises to 6.65 BB
Villain 1 folds
Villain 2 raises to 32.55 BB
Hero ?

AQs in a 3 handed game seems like a pretty easy gii to me.

What's the third stack size and payouts?

Is 3x his normal open? Looks like pretty ez call, but would be nice to know the third players stack size.

Agree, ez get in if that's his normal open size. Your 3b is super small if you made it 6.65 bb to go total, might be misreading it though

Pretty easy gii 3-handed. If he has >AQs, it's a cooler and there's nothing you can do about it. In any case, if you don't wanna gi 32x pre w/ AQs, you shouldn't be 3-betting it, even oop - if you plan to 3-bet/fold this hand, you're essentially turning your hand into a bluff and AQs is just way to strong for that. The only way that I'm ever not getting this in pre 3-handed is if the third guy has very little chips and V has me covered - in that case I'd just flat and play the flop OOP.

He had 21 BBs, prizes are (roughly)

$160 3rd
$230 2nd
$350 1st