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02-03-2012 , 02:47 AM

Rizun

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Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 11

What hands should I think about 3 betting preflop at a $1-$2 NL live table?

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02-03-2012 , 02:59 AM

Kralex

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Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,349

AQ+/10|10 I would think. Don't want to get fancy at 1/2NL Live imo.

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02-03-2012 , 05:44 AM

chad0x001

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Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 8,558

In position or OOP?

edit: definitely AA, KK and AK

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02-03-2012 , 06:03 AM

Liquid sunshine

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Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 61

It is all player dependent, just as everything in poker is.

If someone is opening every hand, you can make your 3betting range a lot wider than if someone is limping every pot, but has never opened once.

Also, you can 3bet more if you have position than when out of position (such as defending against blind stealing (but you shouldn't worry about that at these stakes))

A good homework assignment: start up pokerstove and assign the villain a reasonable range. You can 3bet every hand that is 55%+ against his range for value. This makes your 3bet range, as you shouldn't really 3bet light at these stakes.

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02-03-2012 , 06:04 AM

AnonyMouse1

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If I'm in position, I go ATs+ or 99+. Sometimes I'll get a little spewy and try 77/88. Overall prolly not a great idea on my behalf, though.

OOP I generally stick to AQs+ or TT+, and I almost never deviate.

(Keep in mind this is very player dependent. You can modify depending on your opponent.)

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