Hey everyone,

This hand was played on the app Pokerbros.

Main Villain is new to the table. No reads.

100NL 6-max
stinkf1sh (SB): $110
Smb_poker (BB): $135
Sugardadyy (UTG): $100
1ArmdBandit (CO): $205
Hero (BTN): $100

Sugardaddyy (UTG) opens $2.50. I call 65 of spades otb. 3-betting this most of the time vs regs in every configuration.

Flop ($6.50): 8s-4h-8h. V $4.50. I $15. V calls.

Turn ($36.50): 8s-4h-8h-Kh. V checks. I $25. Thoughts before results?

can't be too bad with equity

I like your aggressive plays - similar style I play :-)

What eq ? 3 outs to str8 on flush board?
We should x a bunch ott

I think medium SC are overrated in general and I have no calling range on the button.

AP, offsuit heart hands would be your best bluffs on the turn, or blockers to AK and KQ. It's a decent spot to stab but a good opponent will check much of their range on this turn, which could well include enough offsuit hearts that would c/call so I'm not sure if we're overbluffing with this combo.

misread the hand - thought it was Ks to go with and gs...

I'm not a big fan of 3beting these low SC high frequency vs UTG. I know in high rake environment we 3bet some, call some and fold some. But when rake is higher I think we should 3bet low frequency and fold rest.

OTF vs a 1/3 sizing we usually have a decent raising range. We raise wider than 8x, with hands like 77/99/TT for value and protection, some of the time. We do this because we still get value from some worse hands but mainly because we have to deny villains overcard equity. If we only call in this spot we are gonna be very easy to play against. Villain can just bet all overcards and realize his equity vs us if we never raise wider than 8x. BUT since villain went with the 2/3 sizing OTF I think it's fine to just call with almost 100% of our continue range.

Betting turn seems fine. I wouldn't bet 100% of the time but I like the bigger sizing because we wouldn't bet a lot of pairs for protection anymore. We either have a good Kx, 8x or a flush. I guess we are turning something like 55xh into a bluff some % of the time too. If we bet this hand OTT we are gonna have to bluff the river sometimes. The Kh turn makes flushes less possible (compare Kh to 5h.. Kh will block a lot of flushes in villains UTG opening range, while 5h only blocks like A5hh) and we are not gonna have many one hands to bluff with OTR if it bricks.

Since you can't have 99+ because you didn't 3bet your value range is just 8x and 44. Since you can't really have many of these combos I think you will have enough natural bluffs on the flop that have more equity when called and also block calling range.

hmm yeah I missed the suited turn, still fine though imo except the sizing which is too big

Are you betting small because of our range being weighted towards value or because you bet weaker than KQss for value? What is the worst hand you bet for value and for what sizing?

I bet smaller because our range has more bluffcatchers on a 3flush

as for my value range, pairs with heart mostly