Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain R
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here, but I think it's most likely wrong.
He's saying that his entire continuing range is super wide so he can 3-bet the strongest hands without the just-calling range being both weak and narrow.
The trend now towards flat calling 100% of continuing is something that makes more sense in some scenarios than others. Someone (9fingershuffle?) once posted a rule about never having a range tighter than ~10% OOP, which seems like a reasonable rule of thumb. If a FR UTG opponent raises 10%, we flat call in the BB because having a 3-betting range makes both our 3-bet and our calling ranges too narrow. But where I disagree with the current trend is when someone opens the BTN (40-60%) and we can either flat call the entire continuing range or 3-bet the best hands.
Furthermore, the more bets that are available until the cap, the more flat calling costs. Let's say a LAG raises the BTN with 100% and if you 3-bet he's going to 4-bet 30%. You're losing not 1 bet but 2 bets from your top 15% if you 3bet/call, and 3 bets if you 3bet/5.