Need a check on my preflop line here.

Normally I never ever 4 bet this, but I generally think calling 3 bets oop is just disgusting.

I also noticed this guy is VERY paranoid, in 3 bet/4 bet spots and in blind battles. E.g. I've seen him call a 4 bet with TT oop. He just thinks everyone is making moves on him all the time.

It's probably because he's very aggressive and makes a lot of 3 bet bluffs so I think he assumes everyone else who's not passive is doing it as well.

Could I have played this better preflop? What other line can I take?

Based on my read, KQs is in very good shape vs his 3 betting range in a blind battle.

So.. folding is ridiculous, calling is ****ing awful, 4 betting seems a bit spewy... what can we do?

Just for the record he SNAP called the flop shove with KJ without a moments thought, this is how paranoid the guy is.

Grabbed by Holdem Manager
NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Replayer
Hero ($25)
BB ($25)
UTG ($25.11)
UTG+1 ($54.46)
CO ($26.96)
BTN ($26.73)

Dealt to Hero Q K

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to $0.75, BB raises to $2.25, Hero raises to $5.50, BB calls $3.25

FLOP ($11) 7 J T

Hero checks, BB bets $5, Hero raises to $19.50 (AI), BB calls $14.50 (AI)

TURN ($50) 7 J T A

RIVER ($50) 7 J T A T

Hero shows Q K
(Pre 76%, Flop 41.5%, Turn 96.6%)

BB shows J K
(Pre 24%, Flop 58.5%, Turn 3.4%)

Hero wins $48

dont min 4bet, no-one folds

I make my 4 bet bluffs and my 4 bet value bets this size and people do fold a decent amount.

Not this guy though, so you're definitely right in this spot.

Is that the only thing that needs to change here, just the bet sizing?

The preflop choices on this hand really confused the **** out of me.

id bet like 4 dollars, and snap jam

Do you mean 4 bet to 6.25 pre instead of 5.50?

no id bet 1/3 pot flop, and lol when he spazzes, then folds, or snap calls with his pear

its hard to not have any 3b calling range at all bvb vs. someone who's pretty aggressive.

Yeah I think bet/stacking off or crai on the flop are both standard easy lines. That said, it is good to balance your flop checking line in 3 bet pots vs aggro regs like this guy.

The bit I'm having difficulty with is preflop. I didn't really like 4 betting, but every other option seemed worse.

i'm calling pre

and bet the flop ffs

also, that drivel about balance is, well, drivel

prety sure this guy wouldnt know what a balanced range was if it punched him in the face

Calling a 3 bet oop vs an aggro reg? Really?

There's nothing wrong with crai the flop vs very aggressive villains.

We get a cbet out of his air range and we also protect our flop checking line in these spots. I'd play an overpair the same way some of the time for balance.

This is why he'll make the mistake of betting air which we can take advantage of.

Very good comment, this is the critical thing for me. As a rule, I never flat 3 bets oop in HU pots.

I've always thought it was one of the worst things you could do, even BvB. It's like burning money to me.

Am I wrong on this one? Is there a consensus on this?

yes, KQs plays comfortably well enough postflop + if he's aggro he's gonna barrel our boards way more often. learn to play postflop better? not sure what to say here

as for the second bit, you're completely ignoring respective ranges and reads. like i'm not even sure you know what you're saying

What happens when we miss? From the reading I've done, playing fit or fold after flatting a 3 bet is terrible, mathematically doomed to be a losing play, but trying to bluff and make moves oop is very hard.

Could you elaborate on this?

If we bet here and the turn bricks off we're pot committed oop and just in a really awful spot in general.

CRAI means we get his cbet when he has air, we get fold equity vs his weaker made hands and we also ensure we get to see both turn and river. It also negates his position advantage so he can't abuse us by floating which this guy is more than capable of.