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Originally Posted by auralex14
I know SB has you covered, but I think knowing his actual stack is important. If he had 120bbs it’s a lot different than if he had 65 or 70bbs. Not because we’d necessarily play it differently once we cold call EP’s open, but I do think there’s merit to putting in the 3! preflop. It would also be good to know BB’s stack. If BB is super short, or even has like 20bbs, I think EP’s range might be pretty wide, and we’d be better off 3! his open to deny equity from the blinds, and if sb decides to 4! we can probably make a tight fold (or if EP jams).
Once preflop plays out like it does, I would’ve played it the same as you. But depending on how many bbs the SB and BB had, I’d kind of like a 3! preflop. Especially since SB has aggressive stats. Your smooth call is an invitation for him to 3! a pretty wide range and put us in a spot where we won’t really be comfortable unless we hit a set.
Yeah, I think I agree with this on the whole, particularly that SB's actual stack size is important, and also I think I like 3-balling pre, especially if you're really trying to make it to day 2-- you can certainly fold if SB cold 4-bets you-- and don't want to get in a spot where you potentially lose a lot of chips.