[SH] AQ OESD in 3-bet pot

I have to admit that I´m not sure about optimal play here.

First - I don´t like to sit on the table with this player behind - so I would sit out.

PF - I think call is OK against someone who 3bet enough. Just remember that some people 3bet a lot from blinds but not so much in these positions. If you´re not comfortable to play it postflop, you can go 4bet/fold.

OTF - boards looks good to x/r in general but I´m afraid our fold equity is not so good. I doubt he fold AK.

I would really like to here other opinions about this hand.

With such an active player behind us, we should tighten up our opening ranges.

Postflop we should x/call F and T. Raising is overplay, imo.

Fold turn. Check-calling flop is best; I don't think we've much fold equity on this board.

Preflop I think 4betting is probably better than calling against this player.

I don't like calling preflop. I think would be better to try to bluff. As played, I like check/calling flop more than check/raise. I think that our draw is too strong for turning it into a bluff and that we can check/call the turn, too.

Originally posted by Alleen86
I don't like calling preflop. I think would be better to try to bluff. As played, I like check/calling flop more than check/raise. I think that our draw is too strong for turning it into a bluff and that we can check/call the turn, too.

But the stronger the draw, the better it is for bluffing (the less FE we need). Unless we suspect the opponent to 3-bet rebluff, in which case we shouldn't bet against him in general.

The stronger the draw, the more you do not want to fold it vs a raise.

I think I know another reason why flop should be a call: a bluff won't fold out a made hand here, and against his bluffs calling might be enough for him to give up on turn.

Seems reasonable and is true.

Originally posted by Th334

Originally posted by Alleen86
I don't like calling preflop. I think would be better to try to bluff. As played, I like check/calling flop more than check/raise. I think that our draw is too strong for turning it into a bluff and that we can check/call the turn, too.

But the stronger the draw, the better it is for bluffing (the less FE we need). Unless we suspect the opponent to 3-bet rebluff, in which case we shouldn't bet against him in general.

With strong draws we have a very good equity, which means that we don't need so much fold equity + combined with the fact that he is sometimes giving up on later streets, so we can try to bluff him on the river if we miss. Since we will check/raise monster hands there (two pairs, sets and straights), we need to balance our check raising range with some bluffs. Since we are check/calling strong draws, we should check/raise weak draws, like gutshots, backdoor SD + backdoor FD, backdoor nut flushdraws, overcards + backdoors, weak OESD...