PokerStars - $0.05 NL - Holdem - 9 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

CO: 113.8 BB (VPIP: 24.46, PFR: 19.74, 3Bet Preflop: 7.95, Hands: 238)
BTN: 100 BB (VPIP: 12.92, PFR: 9.58, 3Bet Preflop: 5.62, Hands: 242)
SB: 99 BB (VPIP: 8.50, PFR: 6.80, 3Bet Preflop: 2.99, Hands: 357)
Hero (BB): 100 BB
UTG: 103.6 BB (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 12.50, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 8)
UTG+1: 111.6 BB (VPIP: 15.63, PFR: 10.94, 3Bet Preflop: 1.92, Hands: 128)
MP: 116.4 BB (VPIP: 35.48, PFR: 12.90, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 32)
MP+1: 104.8 BB (VPIP: 12.92, PFR: 7.66, 3Bet Preflop: 3.53, Hands: 420)
MP+2: 89.2 BB (VPIP: 19.67, PFR: 8.74, 3Bet Preflop: 2.67, Hands: 186)

SB posts SB 0.4 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.4 BB) Hero has J J

fold, fold, MP calls 1 BB, fold, fold, CO raises to 5 BB, fold, fold, Hero calls 4 BB, fold

Flop: (11.4 BB, 2 players) T 7 T
Hero checks, CO bets 11 BB, Hero calls 11 BB

Turn: (33.4 BB, 2 players) T
Hero checks, CO bets 21 BB, Hero calls 21 BB

River: (75.4 BB, 2 players) K
Hero checks, CO bets 55.4 BB, Hero calls 55.4 BB


Not sure about this hand.

Preflop no 3-bet to avoid a 4-bet and for the rest of the hand Villain having a 10 was unlikely so I basically put them on a range of pairs. Villain was fairly loose and aggressive so I didn't put them exclusively on higher pairs than mine. However, my sixth sense was telling me I was probably beat all along.

How would you play this?

3b pre imo, we are so far ahead of CO iso range

As played I think it looks ok, obviously a horrible river and I might even tank fold...

Thanks for the reply. You may be right. A 3bet for value would be good and might also help narrow down Villain's range. This is especially true since it's coming from the CO.

On the other hand, TT/JJ and even QQ don't do so well versus a 4bet at least at these stakes. 5-bet shoving those hands pre is typically a bad idea because more often than not Villain has KK/AA. Calling and seeing a flop without the initiative seems like burning chips and folding after 3-betting as well.

A lot o people seem to advocate just flatting with those sorts of hands (mostly versus UTG raises) precisely to avoid being 4bet out of the pot. This is often what I end up doing but the benefits of 3betting are also clear if Villain will play small pocket pairs UTG. So, is this more Villain dependent?