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fx20736
Legend
Silver Level
I basically play Raise/ fold but for awhile have been willing to call bets when on the button, figuring my position gave me a huge advantage. So if someone raised from EP I figured I could call a raise with 76s or pocket 5's and try to bust them. Aside from the fact that for the hundreds of times that I did this and it didn't work it also created a mindset for me where it was also ok to flat call 3 bets if I open raised on the button (but that is another story).
Here's the problem as I see it and I am very interested to be corrected if I am wrong.
Say UTG raises and you are on the button with 7h6h and the flop comes down three broadways all black, now what. That flop probably hit him so if he c-bets are you really going to float? And if he checks what then? He may already have a monster brewing. You might be lighting your money on fire if you try to bluff here.
Now let's say same preflop scenario and the flop comes down 954 with 2 Hearts. If your opp has QQ they might check and possibly fold or maybe call your flop bet. If you raise him on the turn he's going to fold unless he is horrible and will stack off with an Overpair so you may not get paid off.
Furthermore what if he has AhKh and he is slow rolling YOU and you lose to a bigger Flush?
IS there something I am missing here?
What about a counter strategy:
UTG raises
You 3 bet with 76s
Now in the 1st scenario he may check as you showed aggression and you might be able to take it down with a c-bet. In scenario # 2 he might not believe you hit that flop with your 3-bet. If he checks and you bet and you make your hand on the turn he may stack off if he thinks you are stealing.
I am not saying you 3-bet every time you get sc's or sm pp's on the button but if you use this selectively it might be better to do this sometimes, call sometimes and fold sometimes.
Thoughts??
Here's the problem as I see it and I am very interested to be corrected if I am wrong.
Say UTG raises and you are on the button with 7h6h and the flop comes down three broadways all black, now what. That flop probably hit him so if he c-bets are you really going to float? And if he checks what then? He may already have a monster brewing. You might be lighting your money on fire if you try to bluff here.
Now let's say same preflop scenario and the flop comes down 954 with 2 Hearts. If your opp has QQ they might check and possibly fold or maybe call your flop bet. If you raise him on the turn he's going to fold unless he is horrible and will stack off with an Overpair so you may not get paid off.
Furthermore what if he has AhKh and he is slow rolling YOU and you lose to a bigger Flush?
IS there something I am missing here?
What about a counter strategy:
UTG raises
You 3 bet with 76s
Now in the 1st scenario he may check as you showed aggression and you might be able to take it down with a c-bet. In scenario # 2 he might not believe you hit that flop with your 3-bet. If he checks and you bet and you make your hand on the turn he may stack off if he thinks you are stealing.
I am not saying you 3-bet every time you get sc's or sm pp's on the button but if you use this selectively it might be better to do this sometimes, call sometimes and fold sometimes.
Thoughts??