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Originally Posted by Dave C
* Hope this doesn't double-post because something went wrong the first time I tried to submit reply *
Aside from the points about relative strength of the AAxx hand (versus other AAxx hands, not against all hands) that have already been made, there are some situations where it might be better to call on the BTN with AAxx rather than 3-bet.
The most obvious case would be if you have a total drooler in the blinds that you want to bring in, who will fold pre if you 3-bet but probably calls if you call. This goes for any hand that plays well multi-way.
I.e. keep in the fish you have a big edge over and will pay you off, albeit in a smaller pot on the flop, rather than go heads-up with an equity edge in a 3-bet pot against a player you have much less of a skill edge against.
that´s a quantifyable edge you are giving up for a highly intuitive one
