$10 NLHE 6-max: AQ against unknown

888 Poker - $0.10 NL (6 max) - Holdem - 5 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: $10.00 (VPIP: 25.00, PFR: 25.00, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, hands: 9)
SB: $24.99 (VPIP: 24.12, PFR: 13.83, 3Bet Preflop: 4.38, Hands: 1,307)
Hero (BB): $12.28
UTG: $14.27 (VPIP: 24.32, PFR: 20.27, 3Bet Preflop: 0.00, Hands: 80)
CO: $19.66 (VPIP: 27.65, PFR: 19.11, 3Bet Preflop: 4.17, Hands: 299)

SB posts SB $0.05, Hero posts BB $0.10

Pre Flop: (pot: $0.15) Hero has Q:club: A:club:

fold, fold, BTN raises to $0.30, fold, Hero raises to $0.95, BTN calls $0.65

Flop: ($1.95, 2 players) T:diamond: 6:diamond: 9:heart:
Hero bets $1.46, BTN calls $1.46

Turn: ($4.87, 2 players) Q:diamond:
Hero bets $3.65, BTN raises to $7.59, Hero calls $3.94

River: ($20.05, 2 players) Q:heart:

turn a fold?

Turn's a call, we're not fearing flushes in 3-bet pots.

You can flat pre here, if gameflow dictates. AQ is on the lower end of your value range, and you haven't 3-bet this player yet. So he'll be more likely to fold tightly.

c9h13no3 said:

Turn's a call, we're not fearing flushes in 3-bet pots.

You can flat pre here, if gameflow dictates. AQ is on the lower end of your value range, and you haven't 3-bet this player yet. So he'll be more likely to fold tightly.

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3-bet is less than 10% of effective stacks and opponent has position. Flushes, draws, everything is still in their range.

As played, I'd c/f the flop really. This is going to hit a buttons open 3-bet calling range a ton. It's not worth getting involved in with A high. The turn I'm CRAI. If I get a free card, then I can just value bet river. But if villain bets I can get him committed w/ a lot of second best hands. If I bet, villain folds worse and only shoves better.

John A said:

3-bet is less than 10% of effective stacks and opponent has position. Flushes, draws, everything is still in their range.

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Wat. People have less suited hands in their range when they call a 3-bet than when they just open K2s or whatever the **** on the button. Could you drool less?

c9h13no3 said:

Wat. People have less suited hands in their range when they call a 3-bet than when they just open K2s or whatever the **** on the button. Could you drool less?

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I only drool a little, when I sleep.

Yeah, not in today's games. Maybe 6+ years ago you could take out a lot more of someone's SC type ranges in 3-bet pots, but not anymore, and especially not when it's under 10% of effective stacks and your opponent has position. I don't think it matters what stakes you play, this holds true today.

3-bet from BB w/ AQ? Prolly not. I go for a call and see what's up after the flop. Ok, flop comes and we have flush and straight draws that would for surely hit someone's 3-bet calling range. Toss up between whether or not to bet flop. You did, nearly half pot, which I think is fine because you don't want draws to have odds to call. So then the turn comes hitting their flush draw. You bet, he re-raises which should be been a good sign that he not only thinks he has us beat, but he dominates us. You call and get what at that point is a useless set on the river.

Pre flop I think is good A♣️ Q♣️ is an awesome hand to defend and resteal pre flop couldn't be better imo. I would not be c betting this flop I don't see enough folds I think it hits a wide range of strong hands and mediocre hands he could float the flop with overs like KQ KJ AJ A10 hits QJ JJ. Then it smashes 1010 99 QJs KJs. Then theirs the unlikelys but definitely can be in his range especially if he was just trying to steal but then elected to call your 3 bet things like Axs 88 66 87 109 but I believe all these hands are probable with the positions your in and lots of people flat 3 bets pretty wide in late it's not standard but people do it. Not beting the turn checking here. Your sizing on the turn is large as if your were confident you were ahead I would go half pot. His sizing screams bad news to me so I would fold gotta be way behind.


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For what it's worth, it's a pretty bad flop for us to see here in terms of cbetting. Against a complete unknown there I will cbet regardless.