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I'm a little shocked it seemed like a few people wouldn't cap here 3 handed.
I don't think you can get away with playing a 4 betting range and a calling range because your calling range will likely be unprofitable due to the information you give away.
In no limit, you can sometimes get one or both of your opponents out of the pot preflop. This advantage isn't present in limit holdem, which is why a good 4 betting range will strictly be for value. A calling range, on the other hand, can have lots of good drawing hands in it that the 4 betting range can't.
With all that in mind for constructing my preflop range, there are some hands that I think are roughly breakeven that can be called or folded here like 22-44, A8o, A9o, K9s, KTo, Q9s, QJo, J8s, T8s. There are some hands that I think are clear calls like 55-88, ATo, AJo, A2s-A8s, KJo, KQo, KTs, QTs, QJs, J9s, JTs, T9s, 98s, 87s. Anything better that that is basically printing lots of money whether you 4 bet or call. That range: 99+,
AQo+, A9s+, KJs+, is only 92 combos. Compare that to the number of combos in the "clear call" segment, which is 132 combos.
Now consider how much more you're really winning with your 4 bet range and compare that to how much you could be winning with a call range. Especially consider that the button may cap for you and that you don't win every time you cap. So you're really gaining <1 small bet per hand by capping the 92 combos.
You'll be dealt one of those 92 combos about 6.6% of the time.
I'll be dealt one of the hands in my range about 18% of the time. I
I think I can win more per hour with my 18% than you can with your 6.6%.