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Originally Posted by Helpme1
Villain is 18/14/3.5 over 1814 hands
opens SBvBB 17%
fold to 3bet after SB open 100% (2/2)
When he opens for 3.5x, I felt like he had a very strong range, but I couldn't fold AKs. I felt if I 3bet, he would only 4bet or fold and if he 4bet, I'm dead.
Why does his 3.5x open scream strength? Does he usually 3x bvb? Even if he does, I'm not so convinced the extra .5bbs implies a range that has our AKs crushed (KK+, AK+). I think his range can still be as wide as (88+, AJo+, AJs+, KQs), if not a bit wider. Also as a reminder all of this is contingent on his 3.5x raise being unusual and/or indicative of strength. He opens 17% bvb which is a generous amount of hands.
Given the information above, I would probably still flat preflop unless I had been 3betting him quite often BvB. Unless Villain is completely incompetent we can't flat all of our strong hands and raise only bluffs, but if you have no dynamic then flatting is probably better in a vacuum considering he folds so often preflop.
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Originally Posted by MillerWhite
given how nitty sb looks i dont mind flatting pre nor do i mind 3b, both options are cool.
post flop seems fine although if turn is a blank its an insta muck. turn is still close with his sizing but i think implied odds make up for it
Agree.