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Originally Posted by kittrell87
I have a couple of questions about 3-betting and 4-betting pre-flop.
First situation, we notice a player obviously has a wide opening range, should we start exploiting that with 3-bets more often by either opening up our 3-bet range some and or 3-bet bluffing?
#2 we notice that the same player also 3-bets quite often also, should we mix in some 4-bet bluffs against a player like that?
If we make a 3-bet bluff with something like 89 suited or something close to that and get 4bet, should we ALWAYS fold there? Or maybe make the call depending on sizing and position and see what the flop holds?
The last situation isn't based on the same player, that was just a generalized statement.
It depends on the player. if they have a wide 3bet calling range, then play a wider range for value. if they R\F often, then bluff more. Do neither to extremes, but increase your overall number of three bets
It gets tougher when you know they are 3 betting wide. Depending on bet sizing, a four bet could be in the range of 18 to 24 big blinds. In a lot of cases, especially if you get called and catch a piece of the, this puts you in a position where you are playing for stacks (of course, this is dependent on the starting effective stack). This can also make it an effective bluff, but the risk versus reward can be challenging. In tournament play, a 4 bet is usually going to get you pot committed or all in (unless you are really deep).
If you three bet with 98s and get raised, you have to look at your stack sizes and your implied odds. You are behind at this point, but have a lot of potential draws here. You are likely to be able to get all in post flop, so effective stacks versus the cost of the call will let you know if you should call a 4 bet here. This might be a call ina deep cash game, this is usually a fold in most tournament situations(again, though, that might be different if you are really deep).