Ace Queen from Early Position
Posted by Curtom | January 31, 2008 | Posted in: Articles, Strategy | Comments (0)Ace Queen has always been a tricky hand to play for me. It becomes even more difficult to play when your in early position though. I prefer to play this hand from early position late in tournaments versus earlier.
Why?
Because if you face a substantial raise you could be at a considerable disadvantage. First, you are out of position. Second, because you may be behind BIG TIME to AK, AA, KK or any other big pocket pair. Not good.
If I am in late position I like to raise with the hand and take down the pot right there if possible. So why play the hand later in tournaments from early position instead of early? Well, later in the tournament you have accumulated enough chips. If you get raised off of the hand it’s no big deal or hit to your stack. The same cannot be said early in a tournament. Also, later in the tournament you are playing against significantly fewer players. I don’t mean hours and hours later but simply after the first break in a 15 minute level tournament. By this time you have either accumulated a nice stack or you are in All-In mode so the play makes sense.
Playing ace queen is a tricky proposition. Just be careful where and when you enter the pot with it.
CIII





