I see no good reason to cold call pre. Someone can beg to differ.
I'd probably tighten up on weak showdown, as it's much less likely we win unimproved, plus 2 opponents kill our equity. Example, A5o:
Code:
PokerCruncher-Advanced-iPhone V.8.2.1
(Equity, Win, Tie)
Player 1: 35.4% 33.4% 4.48% {22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q4s+, J6s+, T7s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K5o+, Q8o+, J8o+, T9o}
Player 2: 35.6% 32.7% 6.24% {JJ-22, AQs-A2s, K2s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo}
Player 3: 29.0% 25.3% 7.81% [As5c]
Board: [? ? ? ? ?]
Deal To: River
Dead Cards: {}
Monte Carlo Simulation: 360000 trials
Now, though, hands like 98s become defensible 3 bets. Notice how the h/c equity is actually slightly better:
Code:
PokerCruncher-Advanced-iPhone V.8.2.1
(Equity, Win, Tie)
Player 1: 33.7% 32.2% 3.25% {22+, A2s+, K2s+, Q4s+, J6s+, T7s+, 97s+, 86s+, 75s+, 65s, 54s, A2o+, K5o+, Q8o+, J8o+, T9o}
Player 2: 35.9% 34.4% 3.13% {JJ-22, AQs-A2s, K2s+, Q8s+, J8s+, T8s+, 97s+, 86s+, 76s, 65s, A2o+, KTo+, QTo+, JTo}
Player 3: 30.3% 29.6% 1.62% [8c9c]
Board: [? ? ? ? ?]
Deal To: River
Dead Cards: {}
Monte Carlo Simulation: 360000 trials
This + fold equity does cause a shift in my SB approach. If I'm likely to be HU, I'd much rather have A5o and try to get it to showdown. Against a fishy BB like above, the value of our ace plummets, but hands like middling connectors gain.