AT sucks for a squeeze (imo) for the same reasons it sucks in any big pot: because it's dominated by AJ-AK which are all raising hands. And if you hit a Txx flop you still don't feel good because JJ+ is also a real possibility.

The problem with doing it with AT is that when you flop an ace or ten, you tend to get stubborn with the hand and lose alot of money.

Three scenarios

#1- A TPA opens for 4x UTG and an LPP in MP calls. Fold to you in the SB with KK and you re-pop to 9x. There's value in getting called because you have the best hand such a ridiculous amount of the time that... (I'm not even gonna finish that sentence.)

#2- A TAA opens for 4x in MP and a total donk LPP calls in the SB. You re-raise to 12x with AQs. This is a re-raise to make the raiser fold- yes, but you know SB is calling. Getting called by the TAG would suck, but your hand has generic value and getting called by the SB has value because you have a hand that flops well against his range. Even though, your #1 goal is to win the pot right now, you could have the best hand to one opponent and you can outflop the other were you to get called.

#3- LAGtard (45/35) opens in the CO for 4x and an equal LAGtard calls OTB. Both are winning players in all types of settings. You re-raise to 14x with 84o. This is a squeeze. The primary value here comes from the minute expectation of getting called by anyone and picking up the 7.5x in the pot right now.

The differences between the 3 scenarios are actually independent of the cards.

#1- we make a move to get called where there's expectation of getting called. Were we to do this with AT, it wouldn't be a squeeze, it'd be stupid.

#2- SB loves to see flops and TAG's reasonable, so we're seeing a flop with at least the SB, just taking the PF lead and seeing where we're at vs. TAG. There's a small amount of fold equity.

#3- The LAGtard raises 35% of hands. He has to fold about 5 of 7 hands to a re-raise from behind. Button called knowing this and didn't re-raise. Raising any 2 from the blinds has become profitable because now the CO has to fold about 6 of 7 hands due of the fact that (a) 5 of 7 are too weak and (b) 1 of the last 2 at the least is too weak considering he's sandwiched between you and the Button.

And we've already established that the Button is folding. He plays 45% of hands. A small percentage of that is a trap with AA/KK. He isn't playing QQ/JJ for set value. He would've re-raised the CO with those along with AK/AQ/AJs. And he has to fold TT-22 along with AJo and worse now.

Deciding whether or not to squeeze depends on your opponents' likelihood to fold, not your cards. This is why I said in Ojingo's thread that his squeeze was good because the Aussie was wild and on a large range. I said that a reason not to squeeze there was because ATs does have postflop value against this guy.