$25 NLHE 6-max: 4 Bet AJ in the SB vs BB

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888 Poker - $0.30 NL (6 max) FAST - Holdem - 6 players
Hand converted by PokerTracker 4

BTN: 117.27 BB (VPIP: 25.93, PFR: 18.52, 3Bet Preflop: 8.33, hands: 27)
Hero (SB): 155.63 BB
BB: 252.87 BB (VPIP: 28.95, PFR: 21.05, 3Bet Preflop: 16.67, Hands: 39)
UTG: 70.73 BB (VPIP: 16.58, PFR: 11.84, 3Bet Preflop: 4.95, Hands: 776)
MP: 101.77 BB (VPIP: 21.88, PFR: 18.75, 3Bet Preflop: 11.11, Hands: 33)
CO: 100 BB (VPIP: 23.32, PFR: 17.10, 3Bet Preflop: 4.05, Hands: 196)

Hero posts SB 0.5 BB, BB posts BB 1 BB

Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has J:club: A:club:

fold, fold, fold, fold, Hero raises to 3 BB, BB raises to 9 BB, Hero raises to 20 BB, BB calls 11 BB

Flop: (40 BB, 2 players) 9:club: 3:spade: J:diamond:
Hero bets 16 BB, BB calls 16 BB

Turn: (72 BB, 2 players) 2:diamond:
Hero checks, BB bets 36 BB, Hero calls 36 BB

River: (144 BB, 2 players) 5:diamond:
Hero checks, BB checks

Hero shows J:club: A:club: (One Pair, Jacks)
(Pre 74%, Flop 95%, Turn 100%)
BB shows A:spade: T:club: (High Card, Ace)
(Pre 26%, Flop 5%, Turn 0%)
Hero wins 136.8 BB



I noticed that the BB was pretty agressiv after a few hands, that's why I went for the 4bet. However a didn't have the exact stats of him at this point. Later I saw that he had played 29/21 with a 3bet of 16 after 40 hands (at this point).

Even though I won the hand, I somehow feel, that there's probably a point where I could have played different? What do you think? It was especially a little bit uncomfortable because we were pretty deep.
 
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4-bet bigger pre, 22-25bb. Hand/flop bet sizing is played fine against aggro dude.

I'd prefer to flat here. You are ahead of a decent amount of his range, and it plays better vs his 3-betting range than his 3-bet/call 4-bet range. If you are 4-betting AJs here, you probably have too many bluffs in your 4-bet range. Like what hands are you flatting with if you 4b AJs vs him?
 
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Nh... I like your 4-bet sizing to keep him involved in the hand and use position. Good flop sizing and turn check. You played this hand very well on every street.
 
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I 4-bet a little bigger but not much (23-24bb), and I occasionally flat here instead. I like the 4-bet vs this guy.

Postflop is well played.

Nh!
 
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