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Originally Posted by qotd
Terrible UTG straddles. BB is tight and losing reg. SB is loose and losing reg.
What's your opening range OTB? How about in the CO?
On the button I would 3 bet even wider than my normal opening range especially with tight blinds. The extra money in the pot and opportunity to play against a terrible player in position makes opening things up quite profitable.
I would need to know what flavor of terrible the straddler is to give a specific range I would play. If he is sticky post flop, I may eliminate some of my lower card hands. If he gives up to easily I may play way more hands.
I would 3 bet hands like Q5o, J5o, T7o, 78o. you could probably 3 bet with worse but you do have to take into consideration that one of the blinds or straddler might wake up with a hand. I understand the dynamics here but I am not 100% sure if my range is good. Maybe I should loosen up even more or maybe tighten up.
If The button is tight, I may 3 bet with a similar range. It doesn't seem to get folded to the CO or button often in my games. I think a decent part of our profits comes from recognizing these situations and acting on it when it comes up.
If the straddler likes to reraise then that adds a level of complexity. I suppose in this case we would want to lean toward playing the more showdownable high cards.
Last edited by mongidig; 12-02-2017 at 10:05 AM.