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Originally Posted by ShallotB
The reason I defended the 4b was because the size was quite small and also because I think he was sort of tilted that I'd been reraising almost every pot (although I think it was correct). I'm not sure what raising the flop accomplishes, except for folding out his worse hands and getting called by better. other than some Ax with A of spades. As for the turn and river, since a Jack was exposed, I thought that the existence of a blocker to my best hand apart from Jacks and maybe Queens because we were 300bb effective, would mean that villain is value betting thinner than QQ+, and can definitely turn hands like AK AQ with a spade into a bluff. That's just my thinking. Also, as for the sizing on the flop, this person seemed like they mix 1/2 pot and check on every single board, so GTO sizings are out of the window.
If you are getting away with re-raising almost every pot; meaning you had yet to be played back at, it means the 4 bet either is very powerful(as they had yet to find one) or he is adopting to your style. From your description the first seems more likely. Assuming it is the first how do you feel your hand compares to their 4 bet range? You have horrible RIO(vs range not actual hand) if an A hits unless you get a J with it and as you demonstrated horrible RIO vs their actual hand if a J hits. You are acting like his 4 bet range and your 4 bet range are the same; as proven by letting you re-raise almost every pot without playing back at you they are not.