Hi! Trying to fight against high 4-bet % I observe from some regs.
PokerStars - $0.25 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager 3
BB: $25.85 (103.4 bb)
UTG: $31.97 (127.9 bb)
MP: $25.00 (100 bb)
Hero (CO): $52.81 (211.2 bb)
BTN: $25.00 (100 bb)
SB: $39.88 (159.5 bb)
SB posts $0.10, BB posts $0.25
Pre Flop: (pot: $0.35) Hero has 6
A
fold,
MP raises to $0.50,
Hero raises to $1.51, 3 folds,
MP raises to $4.24,
Hero raises to $52.81 and is all-in
My assumption is that, IF some player has a high 4-bet frequency (here it was normal, but high against me), it necessarily involves a bunch of offsuit broadways (KTo, QJo...) that will always fold against 5-bet. So I'm thinking turning hands that 'address' those offsuit broadways into bluffs may be a good idea. Those would be 1) A9s-A2s (unblock offsuit broadways / block AA) and 2) 99-22 (unblock offsuit broaways / good equity against AK).
What do you think? Do you prefer calling? Folding? The downside of it is that both those categories of hand have good equity against offsuit broadways, but I'm thinking that equity denial makes up for it since the SPR has already gotten quite low at this point. Also, do you think that players that have high 4B% tend to 4B often with lower pockets? or maybe with A9s-A2s? I don't think that's the case, but I could be wrong.