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Originally Posted by DSA Stephen
Snowie 3 betting linear in both spots? I'm surprised its not polar
Is snowie folding AQo is situation 2?
It's somewhat polarized, as it squeezes A2s+, but folds AJo.
I just re-checked my old Snowie charts (I don't have the software any more), but it has AQo as a squeeze vs UTG+CO call, a fold vs MP+CO, and a squeeze vs CO+BTN, but I didn't make a chart for MP+BTN, so I'm not sure about situation 2. AQo is clearly very close to breakeven as a 3-bet, so it's not a huge mistake to always squeeze with it in SB. Calling is not good, as AQo plays pretty badly multiway as a call OOP. You can only call with the middling pairs because they flop monsters that can happily play for stacks 3-way, or they have simple check-folds. AQo flops hands that can't check-jam for value and get called by worse (except on KJT).
One additional reason for not calling in the SB is that the BB gets an even better squeezing pot, and it's not great for you if he overcalls either, as then you have to beat
three players while you're in the worst position.
I agree with the above that you can flat AJs/ATs if all the villains (inc BB) are very bad. Most players at low levels haven't got a clue about how to play multiway, so you might be alright going "nut-mining" by calling instead of 3b/folding with some suited Broadways.