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Originally Posted by DragOn_
That is a compelling argument for not flatting in the SB, but it doesnt necessarily mean all those hands are now 3bets. It seems like we would be exploitable to 4bets or just being played at back more successfully, if villian knows our 3bet range is much weaker than "normal"
Another reason for wanting to 3bet from the SB against a Btn open is that if we flat we leave ourself very vulnerable to squeezes from the Big Blind. The Big Blind knows the Btn is opening a wide range and then the SB signals that he is weak by flatting. The SB is then left OOP in a 3Bet pot against the BB if he calls. If the Big Blind doesn't squeeze he is still offered very good odds by the SB flatting and this just invites trouble into the pot allowing the BB to flat with a lot of speculative hands if he chooses.
Of course the Btn may start 4betting wider if he notices the SB is 3betting his steals alot. Getting 4bet doesnt mean we lose the hand. We can 5bet jam if we think the Btn has a wide 4Bet. Or as I have heard Matt say we can call the 4bet knowing that we are going to be in a lot of difficult postflop situations but we can just "deal with it" when they happen.
The likely scenario is that the Btn doesnt have much experience of 4bet pots either and he will also be in difficult postflop situations where he doesn't know what to do and will also have to just "deal with it". Calling the 4bet only has to be more profitable in the long run than folding our 3bet.
Poker is a dynamic game, you dont have to 3bet a hand in the SB just because a hand chart says so, if you are uncomfortable with the table dynamics you can fold. It may be correct to have a mixed strategy with alot of these hands, folding them when the situation suits and 3betting them when conditions are more favourable, such as playing against weaker opponents.
Last edited by dev123; 01-07-2015 at 10:08 PM.