AKo BBvsUTG 3betspot on dry board

you 3bet really big pre, i think smaller 3bet is fine unless you know he calls very loose so it is for more value. flop it is pretty bad board for you, maybe check/call, check/fold or bet/fold right. I think it is ok to bet like 40c and fold to a raise... i still consider checking here on this board... do you think he would like bluff you off with KQs when you check? i like folding to this raise. and AKo here on this flop is the worst of your range, together with AQ maybe... so it is ok to give up some part of your range...

I think 3-bet is fine, when OOP and you raise larger you are making SPR smaller which takes away the advantage of the player IP, also gives him worse odds to call IP pre. I think this flop has a very high frequency check, equities should run close on this flop and since villains range is condensed and we are OOP checking is good. With this hand I am checking with the intention on calling depending on the bet size.

On NL2 I wouldn't cbet with the intention to stacking off if villain shoves. I don't think you need to take variance spots to get money of random players on NL2.

Cheers.
SDK1987

Hmm, yeah, actually this is not a good flop for cbet. thanks

It is ok flop to cbet acctually…why not? I would cbet 1/3 with the whole range and on raise it is clear fold. Sometimes I would X and cbet OTT if checked back. Your Cbet OTF is kinda big - otherwise well played. If he called 3bet on UTG and shoved on this flop Ill put him on TT+ most likely.

Originally posted by Ihuarraquax
It is ok flop to cbet acctually…why not?

Maybe c-bet is ok, yes, except my sizing. But I wouldn't c-bet AA and KK there most of the time. Because the board is too dry. I would get much from his calling range.

Just for sake of curiosity this is what Snowie thinks about calling in that spot In case you would think about that in the future someday.

It sometimes amazes me how much you can miss a flop.
It took me a long time to learn to just let these go.

Now I might not even CBet it.

If UTG is a thinking player (hard to tell at NL 2) I'm happy to fold.
Well, no -- I'm not -- but it is the correct play.