Merge - $1 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

SB: 106.77 BB (VPIP: 22.13, PFR: 17.80, 3Bet Preflop: 8.50, Hands: 632)
Hero (BB): 95.5 BB
UTG: 42.28 BB (VPIP: 29.31, PFR: 13.79, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 59)
CO: 126.17 BB (VPIP: 29.93, PFR: 23.36, 3Bet Preflop: 12.55, Hands: 596)
BTN: 289.43 BB (VPIP: 34.48, PFR: 18.39, 3Bet Preflop: 9.09, Hands: 88)

SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has 9 6

fold, fold, BTN raises to 3 BB, SB raises to 10 BB, Hero raises to 24 BB, fold, SB calls 14 BB

Flop: (51 BB, 2 players) T 7 J
SB checks, Hero bets 34 BB, SB raises to 82.77 BB and is all-in, Hero calls 37.5 BB and is all-in

Turn: (194 BB, 2 players) 3

River: (194 BB, 2 players) A


I decided to go for a cold 4bet here because at 100l cold 4bets get a lot of respect and is think its a spot where both villains will be light. I usually like to have atleast an A blocker for my cold 4bet bluffs but here i think its still fine just given the amount of respect we get. Also if villain calls, which he does, we will have position for the hand.

After he calls i think post flop is pretty standard but let me know if i missed something.

Seems alright with SBs 3b%. His resteal in the sb is probably like 16+%. Postflop is, of course, fine.

The only thing I don't like about it is if you're doing this with 96s, you're probably doing this with way too many hands.

I dont do this that often and I'm sure i could find much better hands to us than this but this was just one of those times where i saw the pre flop spot and though just the play itself was pretty plus EV.

Dont do this with 96.

Flop is ok tho i can see merits for checking back. Not expecting any folds from villain on this board.