Major trouble with light 3 betting

Okay so a few people have explained to me in a few posts why it's better to 3 bet certain hands and such but I still feel awfully lost when it comes to 3 betting light.
Basically I know the type of player I want to 3 bet: LAGG's (who can fold, NOT FISH) and TAGS (Not Nits).
I also know it's best to light 3 bet from late position against a late opener, e.g. 3 betting a Tag who raises on the CO and we light 3 bet on the button.
First question:
Can we light 3 bet OOP and do we have to change our hand ranges/villain types when 3 betting OOP as opposed to being IP? E.g. A TAG on the BTN raises and we light 3 bet him from BB.
Second question:
What types of hands do we light 3 bet with? This is a real problem for me as people have told me to basically light 3 bet everything. Some people tell me to 3 bet hands like A/6s and K/Jo as the Ace and King/Jack is a blocker and we don't want to call pre-flop as they are bad reverse implied odds, however some people have also told me not to 3 bet hands like that as they will be dominated by higher broadway hands such as A/Q etc.
Whereas this article says to 3 bet hands like suited connectors: http://www.thepokerbank.com/strategy/general/3-betting/

I am no expert and don't light 3bet at all, but Axs seems to me like a good 3bet holding since it has good showdown equity (Poker Stove) against his 3bet calling range and even a 4betting range.

It's situation dependent. When you are constructing your 3-bet range, you should have the proper ratio of value hands that you can comfortably stack vs. air that you will obviously fold to a 4-bet. But sometimes you should be flatting (even folding!) AK and sometimes you can 3-bet 72o.

But basically, you should take the hands at the top of your folding range to turn them into bluffs. Because if you can flat profitably with a hand, you don't want to turn them into bluffs. More later.

I have a question related to this. Should we actually construct a range for 3-betting, or, as I'm currently doing, can I just 3-bet when I feel it will be profitable?

Yes you should construct them. And think about how they should be adjusted for being in position, out of position, BvB, etc.

in the moment when you sense a good spot to squeeze pre, think about if the hand you are holding is good to 3b-bluff with or if you have better hands to bluff with.

I was thinking because it is so relevant to the players you are playing against that you shouldn't maintain a static range. Can you give me examples of a 3-bet range for when we are OTB vs a regs MP raise. Thanks

Today I got the shit 3bet out of me at 2NL on Full Tilt and not by one or two players either, it was an epidemic of some kind.

I am guessing someone somewhere posted some kind of article about 3 betting and now it became popular over night?

I also run incredibly bad as far as card setups went, the few times I had an actual premium hand and stacked off, every time it was KK/AA... luckily these guys all play with short stacks.

Managed to survive and actually profit in the end (3bb/100 over 3.3k hands) but seriously, WTF?

I wouldn't 'contruct' a 3-bet range, just focus on villain and positions and base on that whether you 3-bet or not, it's a matter of experience.
What you could do is mark all hands where you 3-bet and review them after, just look at them a second time and think: What was I trhying to accomplish with this 3-bet? how often would it work against villain? What would I do against a 4-bet? etc.

This is how I personally do it, I 3-bet way to much especially oop. But I feel like this is the best way to learn it,

baudib1 said:

It's situation dependent. When you are constructing your 3-bet range, you should have the proper ratio of value hands that you can comfortably stack vs. air that you will obviously fold to a 4-bet. But sometimes you should be flatting (even folding!) AK and sometimes you can 3-bet 72o.

But basically, you should take the hands at the top of your folding range to turn them into bluffs. Because if you can flat profitably with a hand, you don't want to turn them into bluffs. More later.

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Ah, so if I want to play a hand but it is too weak to call I should consider light 3 betting it. E.g. A TAG opens in CO with 20/18 stats and I am on BTN with K/9o, would this be a good 3 betting opportunity because I don't feel comfortable flat calling so I would sometimes fold this hand.