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Originally Posted by donutman
5/10 NL. 200 to 400 big blind stacks. When villains are raising to $100 with hands like 62s, T7s, etc. how do you play hands like 99? TT? Aqo? Calling seems weak. But if you raise to $250 to $300 you have put in 10% of your stack with people still left to act behind. You also don't really know what you're up against (since villain will almost always call). If you want a fold you probably have to make it $400-$500 but now you've put in 50 big blinds with people still left to act.
Thoughts? And no. I won't tell you where the game is
This is pretty mandatory setup to play 3 bet to $300ish or fold, developing a flat calling range is pointless outside the big blind position with someone raising to 10bb, and possibly even pointless in the big blind, since the incentive to flat call is the pot odds and your pot odds are terrible.
If you want to know ranges I think I would default to 3 betting something around 88+, A9s+, A5s-A4s, KJs+, QJs, AJo+ depending on if someone is opening hands like 62s pure or is doing it 1% of the time but is showing it when he does. If you are UTG+1 can maybe tighten this slightly, if you are button would loosen this a lot, etc. You want to think of it less as a 10bb open and more as a massive straddle if he is playing that wide. Also you can jam hands with high equity but poor playability at low SPR like 77 if you're late position, like if you are facing open and are in big blind with a hand like 77 or A9o I think it is pretty mandatory jam.
Play aggressive, not scared, no one will be 4 betting you light when you make it $300 even if your range is slightly too wide. Also, you want them to call your 3 bet not fold so would not exploit increase your size, when you have KK and your opponent is calling you with 62s with spr of 5 going to the flop you will thank me.