Hero: seen as a TAG MAWG, has been caught bluffing once this session. 1500 and covers all villains.
V1: young Indian fellow, very loose and aggressive. Strong player but gets caught bluffing more often than not. He and hero have a lot of back forth
V2: MAWG, seems to think hero is a bluffer (not too far off) and calls hero preflop more often not not.
V3: young, middle eastern fellow, seems inexperienced.
From UTG, V3 raises to 35, hero looks down at AA, and reraisea to 135, V1 and V2 both call, V3 shoves for remaining 80 dollars. Hero confirms he can’t retainer (maybe a mistake?) and calls as do V1 and V2
Pot 840
Flop: 10c 3h 2s
Hero? I’m obviously betting here, but do I downbet to 250 or 300, or go for equity denial with two other players? Thanks
Not sure where you get that from. V1 has about 800, V2 about 500
What's your position?
Either way, this isn't even a question, the board is as dry as it can be, your opponents have either hit a set and you are way behind or the biggest threat is they are drawing to a set. The need to protect your equity is infinitesimal.
Not to mention that if the biggest stack you face is $800, you only need one bet to get stacks in.
Either way, this isn't even a question, the board is as dry as it can be, your opponents have either hit a set and you are way behind or the biggest threat is they are drawing to a set. The need to protect your equity is infinitesimal.
Not to mention that if the biggest stack you face is $800, you only need one bet to get stacks in.
Yeah well the results are I bet 500 and they both folded so go figure lol. I Feel like the 250-300 bet or a check would probably have been much better.
My plan is to see what happens when I check. The SPR is actually even lower than I thought. I want to see if I can get the Indian villain to bet at that pot since he'll have me on AK (like everyone else who calls a 3bet pf). There are no significant draws since I don't expect 54 to call a big bet pf. If it checks around, I can make a small bet to see if someone wants to play sheriff. If they hit their set, good for them, I'm going to lose 500. They didn't get odds to make the first call.
My plan is to see what happens when I check. The SPR is actually even lower than I thought. I want to see if I can get the Indian villain to bet at that pot since he'll have me on AK (like everyone else who calls a 3bet pf). There are no significant draws since I don't expect 54 to call a big bet pf. If it checks around, I can make a small bet to see if someone wants to play sheriff. If they hit their set, good for them, I'm going to lose 500. They didn't get odds to make the first call.
I have to start adding the delayed C-bet into my arsenal because I think this is what cost me money in this spot. I'm definitely leaning towards the check even over the downbet.
My plan is to see what happens when I check. The SPR is actually even lower than I thought. I want to see if I can get the Indian villain to bet at that pot since he'll have me on AK (like everyone else who calls a 3bet pf). There are no significant draws since I don't expect 54 to call a big bet pf. If it checks around, I can make a small bet to see if someone wants to play sheriff. If they hit their set, good for them, I'm going to lose 500. They didn't get odds to make the first call.
I like it. I'm assuming with KK, QQ you'll bet more often for protection.
I see the merits of checking to represent AK and induce a bet from V1 or V2. But V3 adds another dynamic. Opponents are more likely to check it down with one person all in. Rational or not, people are less apt to play for the side pot, especially on this flop, where everyone probably whiffed. ABC poker is to charge your opponents to see another card when you are ahead. A small bet around 200 could induce a call by V1 and V2 if they read the bet as the hero making a continuation bet with AK.
When short stacked fish makes a big (relative to 1-3) raise pre you should let his jam reopen the action. He had 215 and made it 35 so 125 works. Then when they both cold call 125 and he makes it 215 you can go to 350-400
When short stacked fish makes a big (relative to 1-3) raise pre you should let his jam reopen the action. He had 215 and made it 35 so 125 works. Then when they both cold call 125 and he makes it 215 you can go to 350-400
+1
Good idea to commit this to memory so it becomes a reflexive action: When sizing a 3bet against a shortstack open, calculate their stack size minus their open size and divide by 2, then raise that amount on top of their bet.
Good idea to commit this to memory so it becomes a reflexive action: When sizing a 3bet against a shortstack open, calculate their stack size minus their open size and divide by 2, then raise that amount on top of their bet.
This is a great point guys. It wouldn’t have worked in this instance seeing as how in the place the raise has to be double to reopen, I would have had to raise to like 100 to make it work but I’m going to keep this in mind. Thanks.
When short stacked fish makes a big (relative to 1-3) raise pre you should let his jam reopen the action. He had 215 and made it 35 so 125 works. Then when they both cold call 125 and he makes it 215 you can go to 350-400
