this was basically 2 hrs into the tourney and i hope everyone has realized this is a live tourney . Villain was basically opening anything when it was folded to him in hj onwards . So not wanting to get into a weird spot post flop against his wide range i wanted to 3 bet to gauge his range better ( we do have some history on hands from the first 2 hours )Hes definitely coming over the top with a 4 bet if he's massive .. I obviously didnt want him to fold hands like KJ A8/9/10 etc but knowing villain was good thinking player i knew he would probably flat these hands and only fold his absolute junk - this was my rationale behind the 3 bet so yes i do know what game theory is

If he is opening like 80% plus, usually callling the 3-bet, and 4-betting a strong range you can fold to, then the 3-bet is probably good. There are some problems to 3-betting this type of hand. For one thing, you get more action when an ace hits if you flat.

Flat pre. You stacked off too deep and too light on this flop vs a LAG.

You are button? 3 bet smaller or flat pre
Flop sizing seems big

You discussed his pre aggression but not his post aggression. If he is laggy pre and post then bet 3 bet is ok here and don't sweat the results

Vs most you can flat pre and bet fold the flop

Well now that everyone has posted their thoughts ,

He was holding 89c and was actually equity wise ahead of me on the flop .

Villain was deepest stack on table and after knocking out one player he proceeded to open his range even wider , flatting raises from weak players. His post flop aggression was generally consistent regardless of whether he'd flopped sick or air . Villain was very mindful of position and exploiting and was always willing to put players to decisions very quickly . This is what inclined me to play the hand this way , I dont really regret playing it this way because it played out the way i thought it did and he was holding kind of what i felt he had after his check raise on the flop anyway .I know i've learnt from some of you guys the value of surviving till much later , but its easy to have the benefit of hindsight As the hand played itself out i wasnt thinking about surviving , i was just thinking of maximizing my edge . Thanks for all the solid replies guys , made it a learning experience .


yup i'm button

3b has some problems as you are giving information, reopening the action, and building the pot and isolating versus a decent LAG. On the plus side, you are raising for value with position.

The thing is a player like this may barrel an ace high flop when you flat, but c/f it when you 3b. Plus he may put you on high cards and give you trouble on flops you miss. I would flat, but not sure 3b is bad.

It is sort of natural to bet close to pot with TPTK on a wet board, but I would prefer a smaller cbet, as again I think you are giving too much information, and he folds a lot when he misses.

Obviously, you are getting allin on this flop. I wouldn't worry about preserving my stack too much.

was actually overbetting to induce a move from him , which was why i found it hard to fold cause thats what i wanted , wanted him to think i'd bricked the J high board and play back at me .

Thanks for the advice My main concern was whether i should have been preserving my stack for much later but as i said each decision came separately , first to 3 bet , then my flop decision etc . At each point i felt I was ahead and I guess i didnt really like folding knowing im ahead but I see where you guys are coming from with the survival aspect