3-betting light

Against LAG players what is the minimum I can be 3-betting light with?
Is ATs too wide to be doing this with in the mid stages of a 6-max SnG? what about against tight players? JJ+ AQs+?
Needless to say 3-betting light is new to me and any advice would be appreciated. What about 4-betting? What if I make a 4-bet with AQs and get shoved on? what I'm meaning to say is what do you do when 3-betting and 4-betting and get countered?

Against tight players don't bother 3betting light - they only open strong hands so why try to make them fold?

Against laggy players it depends on how laggy they are, how they respond to c-bets, etc. If they are raising lots of raggy aces then 3bet mid aces like A9, AT, AJ which dominate their range.

The best place to use 3betting light IMO is vs laggy CO/BTN stealers, where you can 3bet fairly wide. Take notes on how they react to 3bets - how often do they fold, how often do they 4bet (and with what if it goes to showdown), how often do they peel and fold a flop, etc

Pascal LeFiscal said:

Against laggy players it depends on how laggy they are, how they respond to c-bets, etc.

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Agreed. It also depends on who's still behind. If you adapt your 3-bet range against the LAG opponent to include hands like AT, that becomes an ideal situation for someone behind you to attempt a squeeze.

Good advice Pascal, I guess a program like HEM/PT3 will be easier to tell me stuff like this but I haven't got one yet. Note taking is becoming important to me so i'll include this in the notes i take

ben_rhyno said:

Good advice Pascal, I guess a program like HEM/PT3 will be easier to tell me stuff like this but I haven't got one yet. Note taking is becoming important to me so i'll include this in the notes i take

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If you go with HEM get the Leak Buster App along with it. It will go deeper into analyzing how often you should play these situations, and will give you advice on how to adjust either way. Specifically for this scenario, it has 3 betting and 4 betting analysis that you could benefit from. Definitely a must if you want to improve your game.

Try pokerstove. Also, check out this article: https://www.cardschat.com/f49/move-beyond-hand-chart-3-bets-133959/