PokerStars - $40+$4|400/800 Ante 100 NL - Holdem - 8 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4: http://www.pokertracker.com

UTG: 8,698
UTG+1: 30,474
MP: 8,606
MP+1: 14,005
CO: 19,336
BTN: 23,205
SB: 21,701
Hero (BB): 18,232

8 players post ante of 100, SB posts SB 400, Hero posts BB 800

Pre Flop: (pot: 2,000) Hero has 9s 9h
fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, fold, SB raises to 2,000

Hero???

93 left..90 paid

We have previously 3bet his last 2 mid/late position opens as we have done the previous time we were blind v blind. He folded all 3 times.

This may look/be a no brainer but those with opinions can they also try and give an opinion from the small blinds perspective and what they believe his ranges are going to be in defence of any actions we take.

Im not a tourney player and have very little experience here. But blind vs blind this should be a 3bet call it off I assume? Especially with the dynamic you have with the villain. I guess you could 3 bet to 4400 and fold since its the bubble but i would hate it.

3 bet folding is horrible.. i would 3 bet to about 6500/call shove.. would also consider just shoving over top his raise since you only have 22bb

sb range is literally anything.. if i was him i would be opening would 95% of my hands given close to the bubble, he has you covered, and its a good spot for him to chip up

dont love jamming with 22bb but probs prefer it in this spot, and if we 3 bet and for some reason he just flats it gets tricky on most flops.

Could you explain why such a big 3 bet? Given the dynamic, wouldn't we want to 3 bet small so he can shove lighter over us. We want to make it look like we can fold. When he shoves over a 3.5x 3 bet were almost always beat if anything flipping with AK,AQ. maybe we have 88/77 dominated sometime, not often.

For example. When we make it ~4400 and villain thinks we are 3 betting him light. I THINK he can shove A7+ Blind v B. when we make it 6500 he knows were committed and will only be shoving the part of his range that usually has us crushed.

you should shove pre.. you have 20 bbs.. i prefer this to a 3b call off because then you might be up against an a10, aj type hand which your flipping against..not what you would want around the bubble... if you shove pre he's not going to call you with hands like these so you minimize your risk..

Have u actually played HU.Who in his right mind is folding AJ BvB for 20BB reshove.

I definitely prefer 3bet to 4000-4400 and snap call villains 4bet. Dont like jam and big 3bet. This small 3bet would be great induce because of your dyn history.

how is this even a question, come on.

huh?

How is this not a jam?