min 5betting to $290 tgen is a good option. this will make him play fit or fold post AND u can fold to 6bet losing not too much.

Your perceived image is pretty important here. Sure he's been aggressive but if you haven't been playing back at him (ie: you say you don't recall 3betting him) there is no reason for him to believe that you are 3betting light and in turn no reason for him to 4bet you light.

The next thing to consider is his 4bet range. Again we haven't seen him 4bet so it's hard to construct a 4b range. I would say as a default presumed range QQ+,AK with some bluffs mixed in. I'd imagine most opponents flat with mid pairs and other suited Broadway's. I assume His 4b bluffing range (if it exists) mainly consists of hands that he can't flat profitably oop. Why are we assuming that he is 4betting us light when we have yet to 3b him?

Having said that I'd expect him to play pretty honest once you 5bet. You'll fold out AK a good % of the time, imo. If he 6bets I think you can comfortably fold because with you never 3betting him (let alone 5b) he is likely only to have KK/AA.

While I think it's profitable to exploit villains wide opening range by 3betting, it sounds like there are prob softer spots on the table. Isolating one of the better players on the table doesn't seem as attractive of an option as flatting pre (keeps his range wide) and possibly allowing a fun player join the pot, especially since we have position.

^ Thanks Lucky. Are you saying you wouldn't 3! a competent V for value even though you know/can reasonably assume he is opening wide because it can set up a leveling war? Or you wouldn't 5! him and would just call the 4! and play a small SPR pot (2.2x) in position?

Just calling his initial raise would have put me on the button with an SPR of 23x (assuming blinds folded), 15.5x if the SB calls and 11.6x if the SB and BB call.

10x-15x is generally the death trap for playing a one pair hand so I feel like 3! is mandatory, which led me to conclude 5!/f was superior to flatting the 4! and playing a low SPR pot with little room to maneuver (but a positional and likely card advantage). Good stuff in here.

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