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01-17-2017 , 10:50 PM

1.618

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Villain: Been playing very LAGy preflop and on flop, but straightforward on turn, river. However, has yet to 4-bet in 1.5 hours of play.
Hero: AKo. Has been raising decent amount preflop and 3-betting straddles, but not overly excessive.

UTG straddles to $6.
One call in MP.
Hero on button raises to $30.
Villain in SB, raises to $120. Folds back to Hero.

Hero has $220 left. Villain has him covered.

What do you think? Thanks in advance.

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01-17-2017 , 10:53 PM

Nice_Guy_Eddie

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Shove. You're well ahead of a LAG preflop range.

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01-17-2017 , 10:58 PM

spirit123

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Super easy fist pump shove.

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01-18-2017 , 12:16 AM

Jay S

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It's not really a 4b when the first "raise" was a straddle. This is a 3b from Villain.

In any case, this is a pretty clear spot to shove; AK destroys his 3b range and he's basically never folding.

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01-18-2017 , 05:41 AM

Autist

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Originally Posted by 23LBJ23

I would say: It doesn't even matter what stacks are because the bigger the stacks are the easy you will destroy opponents. If you shove at this point a deep stack in the middle people will fold QQ, JJ, TT, AK. You actually take what's in the middle right now for a absolutely free move. You got even blockers for AA/KK. So, all pairs and AK will abandon ship while you make $$ without even seeing a flop.

How's that for poker?

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01-18-2017 , 06:16 AM

Dochrohan

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Hip hop, put your money in, this aint no 4b

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01-18-2017 , 02:31 PM

1.618

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K thanks. I guess I let the results let me question my move. I pushed all in and he insta calls with AA. But fairly resounding should've pushed here, so feel better about it.

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01-18-2017 , 02:34 PM

Nice_Guy_Eddie

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Cooler, nh

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01-18-2017 , 02:36 PM

Playbig2000

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yeah this is just a 3bet basically vs your wide button raise.

I would like to know if he's been 3betting a lot (not 4betting).

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01-18-2017 , 02:44 PM

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1.618

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In the 1.5 hours I played with him, I’ve seen him 3bet a few times. But I think its also important to note I’ve been raising straddles quite a bit.

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