Quote:
Originally Posted by PopTheCherry
Seems like I have trouble playing this hand out of position facing re-raise. Typical situation : I open 4-5 bb, someone in position 3bets 15bb. What do we do? Always 4bet and fold to 5bet/shove? How does your play changes when you are 100bb, 200, 400-500bb deep? I'm talking about standard TAG table at 2-5 or 5-10 tables
You knew this answer was coming, but it depends.
First off, a general note: if you are scared of playing in big pots without the nuts, the answer is simple: flat and fold to a flop cbet if you miss. Being scared can create mistakes, so just avoid the situation until it feels standard.
But if you're comfortable playing big pots without the nuts, and are decent at reading players and assigning ranges, here are some thoughts.
This sounds rather obvious but the first thing that helped me play AK better out of position was to stay chill and remember the basics.
We know this, but usually at 2-5&5-10, you get 3b for different reasons by different players. So remembering those reasons, and profiling your players to put them on a range and a playing style, I'll respond accordingly to their 3b. Are they trying to iso in position, are they raising for value, are they trying to bluff and take it down, and so forth.
For instance, if I decide to just flat oop, I usually need to be willing to call a flop cbet if I whiff. Or if I 4bet pre, and check flop, I need to usually be prepared to call their bet (or raise to bluff etc).
Aggressive players at mid-higher stakes love to bloat pots with marginal hands and get weaker players to fold. Or they find ways to get these weaker players to make mistakes, since they know the weaker players are uncomfortable in big pots. The more you can ignore the $ and focus on reads, ranges, and playing poker, the fewer mistakes you'll make. There is so easy answer for me at least. Good luck