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3betting AK/AQ 3betting AK/AQ

08-02-2010 , 06:21 PM
Every villain puts me on AK/AQ when I 3bet and they are usually right because those two hands make up at least half of my 3betting range. This allows them to never fold when there's no A/K/Q on the board and insta fold whenever there's an A or a K. As such AK/AQ are the top losers in 3bet pots for me. So why am I 3betting these hands again?
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08-02-2010 , 06:23 PM
You are 3 betting AQ/AK because AQ/AK are ahead of most of your opponents opening ranges. But you need to widen your range too and 3bet lighter against tighter players...you are also probably getting outplayed on the flop too...if you have AX and c-bet and then shut down, it really narrows your range to an opponent. Even with 2 overcards on a dry board you have decent equity against a pocket pair or their top pair, which is the broadest part of their flatting range to your c-bets
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08-02-2010 , 06:27 PM
There are only two hands that dominate yours (AA/KK) which you have an A and K blocker to so it is less likely your opponent has AA/KK. Even then you're still at least 30% to win when AKs vs KK. For every other hand, you're either a coin-flip or way ahead.
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08-02-2010 , 06:42 PM
3bet more in position with more hands, suited connectors etc, cbet n use yur reads
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08-02-2010 , 07:03 PM
play less nitty
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