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Originally Posted by chilidog0425
Was $40 a typical open?
I probably make it $190 straight and call a shove from utg+2. In not so wild games, I like to consider flatting on button with AK as there are so many hands we have dominated that won't give us action if we 3 bet pre.
In a wild game, you want to get the money in the pot while everyone is having a good time (namely preflop). But we also have to be conscious of our sizing. Problem is, whatever we raise, the PSR on the flop is going to be small, which minimizes fold equity. For example, if we raise to $150, and one villain calls, pot will be roughly $380 and we will only have $350 behind. There is a good chance villain (if he is at all decent) is going to shove into us all-in on ANY flop. Of course, this is good news if we hit a A or K. But odds are we are NOT going to be hitting an A or K on the flop.
Therefore, I think the correct play here is to smooth call, pot control, and use our position and depend on our post flop skillz.
If effective stacks were $800+, i'd be in favor of a 3bet pre. But given that the first raise was $40 and we already have one caller, the pot sizing will get out of control if we 3bet.
Interestingly enough, if we were OOP (SB or BB) i'd favor a 3bet since we'd have the option of being the first one to shove on the flop