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BTN vs UTG - 3bet pot

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zetozinho
Joined: 18.06.2017


Preflop I decided to play this hand and calling vs UTG doesn't make sense with a hand that can be dominated. So I decided to 3bet to 3x and got a call.
Flop is relatively dry. I believe UTG calling range includes mostly PP (66-JJ) and some suited hands like AQs - ATs, KJs and KQs.
Could include some more hands, but I think speculative hands like mid suited connectors are not calling often OOP pre.
He checks, which is expectable. I can represent big pairs and cbet but I think that I would have to bet turn again in most cases as a PP won't fold OTF to regular bet. Overbetting could have some fold equity, but it doesn't make sense for my range. Once it is a 3bet pot I also think FD's are mostly check-calling and not check-raising. So I decided to check back. Even an ace OTT could not be good has my hand can still be dominated. I have a backdoor draw.

Turn brings a 6 and gives me a flushdraw. 75s is not likely here. 88 or 66 are now full-houses. 4x is also not likely.
He donk bets 2/3. It looks like some kind of a protection bet to me, a bet/fold line. His PP want protection as there are now 2 flushdraws available. By checking OTF I think my big pairs are less credible if I bet/raise know. Ax's probably doesn't donk bet OTT.
I think raising here has a bluff after checking flop is not a legit move. I could be forced to raise/fold which a terrible line imo. I decided to call mostly because I have position. Pot odds are not great. If I hit OTR and bet small after a check I can get a call from some higher PP is some cards I think, so I may have some implied odds.

River is terrible card imo. He has full-houses by now and I can't represent much. Showdown value is not great too. Decided to check back. Can't see the point of betting here.

Ideas?
After reviewing this I think I should've double barrel with the intention of making him fold OTT.


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MyFloXyBabY
Joined: 15.02.2010

Cbet that flop dude. And then barrel that turn. That's the whole point of 3betting this combo pre.


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shooshte
Joined: 23.08.2018

I would squeeze bigger preflop, around 9bb. Your sizing gives him better odds to defend (think call 20 and call 15 rule for defending PP for instance).
Cbet flop and the turn with a sizing that leaves you about 50BB OTR. As MyFloxyBabY pointed out - the whole point of the 3bet is to take the pot preflop or with bluffs on later streets. 3-betting for value here is not profitable.

As played I would either raise or fold the turn. I do not think he is betting anything worse than a small pair here, so we do not have showdown value, and we do not have fold equity on most rivers. In other words why call OTT if you will be losing at showdown more most of the time? And even if we hit our backdoor I don't know if we can shove the river on a low paired board in some cases (Q, K, J, T that completes our flush)...


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eudodo
Joined: 11.05.2008

I wouldn't 3b preflop v UTG with weak A.
IF you do you do not need to make x3 IP. Anything between 8 and 8.5bb is enough.

So your 3b was a 3b bluff? Then you have to keep on bluffing ...


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