Online Poker Forum - should I fold this 1?

[ps2alumnus]

On BB, I had A9 suited. 6 handed SitNGo. 1 fold and 4 calls when it gets to me. Normally I raise in that spot, but the last three times I raised preflop, I've been killed, so I decided to just check.

Flop is A23 rainbow. First guy to act puts in bet half the size of the pot. The next guy folds, and the button pushes all in. SB folds, and it's my decision.

I ended up calling and losing to AQ. My stack was the size of the pot so it was a 1:1 call pretty much.

[Chilly King]

I would say yes to that one. lots of limping could be a small pair flopping a set, 45 is actually a popular hand since it can get a straight so many ways. nothing wrong with checking it though, the AQ probably would have gotten you anyway if you raised, but you really need the flush draw or to pair your kicker for aces up in situations like that.

[nilgiri]

1. Don't post results
2. Do post a hand history (if you aren't saving them, start doing so)
3. Do post this in the SnG section of the forum instead.

4. If your stack was the size of the pot on the flop, you should have shoved preflop. More information is needed (like stack sizes and reads) to give a good answer.