(UTG +2) Hero $920: 99
(MP) Villain 1 $725:
(SB) Villain 2 $325:
(BB) Villain 3 $375: Bad LAG, likes to make plays a lot, slowplayed 2 full houses in previous hands sort of unbalanced.

Preflop: Hero opens to 15, V1 calls, V2 calls, V3 calls (4-way to the flop, Pot = 60)

Flop, Pot = 60
T28
V2 leads for 15, V3 calls 15, Hero makes it 70, V1 folds, V2 calls, V3 ships all-in for 360 more hero??

Why raise first time pre-flop? Is this for value or a bluff? It's not a very effective bluff, because I doubt you're folding out any 10s. Also doubt any made hand is calling, so you're only getting value against draws. Problem is you're 3-way, you have blockers to the straight draws, and most of the flush draws also have at least one over or a gutshot so are doing pretty well equity-wise. I'm just calling flop and trying to use position to get to showdown cheaply.

As played I don't think you have enough reads to call. V3 is a bad LAG, but what does that mean? Could he turn a hand like top pair into a bluff that still beats you? Unless V 3 makes it a habit to bluff with pure air, you're either way behind a made hand or in a position where V3 has a ton of equity with his draws. You also have V2 to contend with, who may have you destroyed. I fold as played.

It's for value. V2 & V3 def have a capped range in this spot but when V3 ships it gets confusing. V3's ship is nuts or bluff he wouldn't be turning T's into a bluff and would likely raise a T himself but he could have slowplayed a strong hand a small % of the time.

I think pre is fine.

I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts on if there's any merit to just folding outright to the 15 with a donk and call into your EP raise still with one player to act behind you.

Fine pre. I'd usually bet a little less in EP, but whatever.

I'd rather fold on the flop than squeeze. We don't have reads on V1 or V2. I assume V2 has Tx but more information would be helpful. Unless both V2 and V3 can fold at least top pair, just let it go. Know that a squeeze is essentially a bluff and you're crushed by any range that continues.

A call-shove into two players is super strong, even for a 'bad lag'. Slowplaying a set by calling then shoving to more action is consistent with his previous actions. At best, you have 45% equity against suited overcards. You have about 10-15% against sets, overpairs, and Tx. V2 very likely has 99 beat too. Clear cut fold.

Flop raise is pretty bad; calling the second time around would be even worse. Fold.

What range do you expect to get value from?...I think you're either way ahead or way behind,flat flop fold now.

It looks like the raise on the flop from op is for protection. I don't hate it. If it checked to us we should definitely bet, so when villains effectively check to us it can't be that bad to raise. I would size smaller though and make it 50.

Im calling it off here. I'm taking your word that he's a bad lag, so I'm guessing that he has no value hands when he uses this sizing. I'd much rather have 98 here, and it sucks that a lot of his pair outs are live, but there's too much in the pot to fold when we def have over 45% against his range.

If villain does have a value hand, it's either T8 or a set. He never has AT here. I don't buy that he does have a value hand though.

That he never has a value hand is based on the bad lag I most frequently play against who literally never has a value hand here, but maybe this guy isn't as bad as my guy.

If you think he has at least 6/9 combos of sets in his range you should fold because his semibluff have so much equity.

ew why are we raising?

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