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Originally Posted by porkeatsmatt
how you deal with aggro regs that 3bet a ton in the blinds (obviously you thighten up pre a bit and call more 3bets IP but how to play the flop)
for example like a reg has been 3betting little bit too much from the blinds over 200 hands (a 24/21 with standard Cbetsstats and together about 10 percent 3bet from SB and BB) youre OTB with JT+ and flat
flop comes 239rainbow he Cbets 1/2 pot (this is the first time you call his 3bet)
floating? dubbelfloating on scare cards he always barrels with air? rais any turns?
are there boards you like to raisbluf on in this situation?
You need to figure out what he's 3betting. This is very important. Is he 3betting pocketpairs to 5betjam? Is he 3betting AQ/KQ/AJ/broadways for thin value/initiative? Vs people who 5betjam pocketpairs, you obviously don't want to 4betbluff. Vs people who 3bet KQ/AJ, you do wan't to 4betbluff and punish them for 3betting a semivalue hand (since they can't/won't jam).
Vs people who 3bet pp, flat and lol when they have 0 postflop playability
Vs people who 3bet broadways, 4bet and lol when they fold.
Do it at a freq that they don't notice, obviously. You don't want them to readjust.
People will also have different 3bet % from the SB vs BB. My general theory is that people should be 3betting more from the SB because they don't want to get squeezed by the BB, whereas if you're in the BB you close action so you can defend. Some people 3bet bluff alot from the SB but only do it for value in the BB.
Look at villains singleraised pot barrel tendencies and you can extrapolate from that to their barrel tendencies in 3bp.
Stack depth is also very important and something that people don't understand. When you reach a certain point, you should be 3betting much less from the blinds because it is assumed that the BTN/CO openers are competent and can put you in spots either postflop or preflop. ~150bb deep is what I have in mind. IE if you 3bet AJ/AQ/JJ/TT and get 4bet, you're not really happy.
Defending by flatting
You can never go wrong defending too tight. AJ+/KQ (some of these are even folds to some villains).
Before floating any board, you should understand how villain thinks. You should ask yourself these questions before you defend:
If I float this Axx board, will he stop barreling with air because I look exactly like Axx?
Will he barrel Ax turns upwards of 90%?
How likely is he to shove if I raise flops?
Look for boards that aren't going to be barreled.
I don't believe in having a turn shoving range in general in 3bet pots, but there may be some specific instances where it's okay. Naked double floating in general without SDV/hands that he's barreling would be a bad idea unless you understand how villain plays postflop.
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Last edited by sharkbaitOHH; 07-06-2011 at 07:09 PM.
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