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BvB mp flop, 3-bet in SB must be right!?

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ZeroDegrees
Joined: 03.06.2008

Hi!
Have finally started with equilab and did some equity training this morning. Discovered that mp is stronger than I thought and applied that in this hand. This post is also for me starting to use equilab as a habit. Let's pretend that I have 100k hands on the BB. Then,

BB: never 3-bets against steal, calls 38%

Hand:
IPoker, $0.25/$0.50 Limit Hold'em Cash, 5 Players
Poker Tools Powered By Holdem Manager - The Ultimate Poker Software Suite.

Preflop: Hero is SB with J T
3 folds, Hero raises, BB calls

Flop: (4 SB) J 3 K (2 players)
Hero bets, BB raises, Hero 3-bets, BB calls

Turn: (5 BB) 3 (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls

River: (7 BB) K (2 players)
Hero bets, BB calls

On the flop I have 65% equity. I know my mp is very strong and his reraise indicates weakness a lot more than strength, so easy 3-bet I think. Also, flop allows gutshots. And since there's no more resistance it's an easy 3 streets value betting. If he caps flop or raise turn I will still call him down, hoping that the few times I'm ahead will make up for my losing hands. Ideas?

Btw I only use equity as one of many tools, reads are better and I also know that many players make their own ranges which are different from the basic equilab ranges.


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mikerdenton
Joined: 10.01.2012

Played it perfect IMO. There might be situations where I wouldn't get to show-down such as if he doesn't 4-bet flop but then raises turn or river. You could go as far as 3-betting a turn raise against certain opponents, folding if 4-bet but otherwise just check behind river unless improve to 2 pair/trips.


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YohanN7
Joined: 15.06.2009

If your read is correct, then the play is correct. Simple.

This is b t w an example of why I, when I am in the BB, usually prefer to bluff raise (if at all) on the turn instead of the flop when I have a good opponent in the BB.

/Johan = :f_confused:


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firsttsunami
Joined: 23.01.2006

It's ok to reraise and follow through betting. Sometimes he does have a weak king but raise flop is frequently weak and means a small Jx (that he's certainly going to call down) or a gutshot or a purebluff. Call and let him bet could become better than 3betting. But then he has to bluff a lot. Do you think that's the case or didn't he bluff a lot in the recent hands. And in case he's got just a hand like T9, it's ok to just call down and let him make another bluffbet on the River.

Your play is ok with no particular assumptions but with assumptions a calldown may be better. it depends on his blufffrequency and whether he's capable of folding a weaker Jx on the River whereas, if you just call, he's certainly betting Jx on the River. But if you're facing a turnraise on this card, i would fold. I don't think he's raising again with QT and against Kx you don't have any outs as the board is paired.


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