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clawindsouza
Joined: 08.12.2009

Poker Stars, $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em Cash, 6 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

BTN: $56.64 (113.3 bb)
SB: $64.67 (129.3 bb)
BB: $25.89 (51.8 bb)
UTG: $83.96 (167.9 bb)
Hero (MP): $73.05 (146.1 bb)
CO: $43.22 (86.4 bb)

Preflop: Hero is MP with A Q
UTG raises to $1.50, Hero calls $1.50, CO calls $1.50, 3 folds

Flop: ($5.25) 2 4 A (3 players)
UTG bets $3.50, Hero calls $3.50, CO calls $3.50

Turn: ($15.75) Q (3 players)
UTG bets $13.50, Hero calls $13.50, CO calls $13.50

River: ($56.25) 9 (3 players)
UTG bets $65.46 and is all-in, Hero calls $54.55 and is all-in, CO folds

Results:

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$165.35 pot ($2.50 rake)
Final Board: 2 4 A Q 9
UTG showed Q Q and won $162.85 ($89.80 net)
Hero showed A Q and lost (-$73.05 net)
CO mucked and lost (-$18.50 net)

UTG - unknown (3 hands)
CO - Reg who likes to 3bet/squeeze a lot from the BU and blinds. 28/23/3.3 and 14.6% 3bet over 190 hands

Should we 3bet pre as a bluff? :f_eek: If we do call whats our plan against a squeeze.

Also river fold? Would we change our decision if CO wasn't in the hand?


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Hi clawindsouza

Preflop: Given we are deep and he is mostly likely capable of calling wider we can 3-bet for vlaue. I don't think it would be a bluff.

Postflop: As played do you expect a worse value hand to shove there? If so, which?

Keep in mind we are 3-way. And if you don't see many worse value hands how about bluffs?


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clawindsouza
Joined: 08.12.2009

When he bet the flop I kinda just put him on AK and stuck with that I guess.

Would we 3bet for value if we were 100bb deep?

I had been 3betting with JJ+ and AJ+.

AJ was as a bluff and I do it against players only who have a high RFI from UTG and a high fold to 3bet. The main problem was that I wasn't (and I'm still not) sure about what to do with AQ and JJ here. When I call I either get squeezed or lost a big pot (not so much with JJ but yes with AQ).

But when I do 3bet, I get either 4bet where I end up folding and a lot of times they just fold. When they call I have initiative otf and have control over the pot size too and I'm very comfortable and rarely go broke without the best hand.

When I flat, I end up getting into these situations wayy too often. Like for example in this hand, I would've either got 4bet pre against which I would've folded or I would've taken down the pot with a cbet otf.

Even in case I chose to check back otf, I would've been able to fold this hand otr to an overbet cause his range is so much smaller than what it is here and plus my perceived range has so many hands that he would be scared of even if he had AQ. At least that's what I feel.

So what is best to do with AQ with 100bb in this position? Also with JJ with aggro squeezers acting after us.


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clawindsouza
Joined: 08.12.2009

I think the answer to the above question is just to call and get better at playing post flop. :)


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Sorry for the delay clawindsouza

I just saw your reply as I was browsing through the pages :)

Re: 3-bet for value pre 100 BB deep

- I'd say that as a default we wouldn't unless we expect lighter calls (and I'd hate to 3-bet/fold it). But if you have history with villain or he is looser 3-betting is definitely fine

JJ falls in the same category as AQ here often.

Both AQs and JJ could definitely be calls (along with some combos of other premiums) when you have aggro squeezers behind. Then you can either 4-bet or call these hands (calling more so if the squeezer is in the blinds).


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