$5 NL HE 6-max: GG - set against aggressive villain

[Samweis3]

Game

Hold'em

Game Format

No Limit

Stakes

$.02/$.05

Table Format

6-max (6 seats)

VP$IP

45

Currency

$

GGPoker HH NL Hold'em $0.02 / $0.05 -#HD1519652704

PokerCraft Samweis3 Hand History

gg.gl

Hey guys,

What do you think about the check on the flop? Villain is quite aggressive and I wanted to play check call line in order to max. Value.

On the turn I put him on top pair or 2 pair and was happy to get my money in.

What do you think? Against this kind of players should I have put a x3 preflop?

Looking forward to your advise. It was my first shot at 5NL on GG .

 

[Station_Master]

If you are going to 3bet from SB it should be 4x at least. You gave him too good a price to call with everything in position.

Flop check is fine as it's a bad board for range and you can check-raise if he bets.
Once he raises you on the turn I think a bit more caution is needed , especially once your 3bet also gets raised. He wont be stacking off with AT if he is decent

 

[Samweis3]

I get your point about the too small 3bet preflop, but a question back. Do you 3bet all pocket pairs in this situation or only some of them. I mean if we 3 bet them against a loose player and do not hit the flop we are behind in many cases and then quite commited already. Curious about your 3 bet range for x4 in this case.

I always try to have similar bet sizings pre flop in order to make it more difficult to spot which part of my range I actually hold. Maybe I bet to small in general?!

 

[Station_Master]

No the lower ones you just fold. Against a button open maybe 3bet 77+ as well as any other hands you will play AQo+, suited Broadway's and some Axs (from SB). I.e. top 11% of hands or so with no flatting range

 

[Aballinamion]

GGPoker HH NL Hold'em $0.02 / $0.05 -#HD1519652704

PokerCraft Samweis3 Hand History

gg.gl

Hey guys,

What do you think about the check on the flop? Villain is quite aggressive and I wanted to play check call line in order to max. Value.

On the turn I put him on top pair or 2 pair and was happy to get my money in.

What do you think? Against this kind of players should I have put a x3 preflop?

Looking forward to your advise. It was my first shot at 5NL on GG .

Make your preflop 3-bet larger, as station master said.

 

[silentshowdown]

I believe you handled the situation quite well. Observing his consistently high VPIP of around 43%, it seemed apparent that he falls into the category of a "whale." And he didn't bet when you checked the flop.

The fact that he called a 3bet with J9o further confirmed his suboptimal playing style, marking him as a less skilled player. Fortunately, luck was on his side this time. Nevertheless, your strategic decisions were sound, and I agree with your choice of a 3bet size preflop. Even if you had opted for a larger pre-flop raise, it's likely he would have called regardless.

 

[Funtast]

GGPoker HH NL Hold'em $0.02 / $0.05 -#HD1519652704

PokerCraft Samweis3 Hand History

gg.gl

Hey guys,

What do you think about the check on the flop? Villain is quite aggressive and I wanted to play check call line in order to max. Value.

That guy has 45% vpip. Go bet, bet, bet.
He can still raise if he is aggressive.

On the turn I put him on top pair or 2 pair and was happy to get my money in.

45% vpip (how much pfr%?) Min 3bet and check on flop. You didn't narrow his range at all. How can you put him on anything here?

What do you think? Against this kind of players should I have put a x3 preflop?

4.5x or call. In the SB you usually just call medium pairs up to 9 or T. If he steals a lot you can resteal more, but is 88 really a value 3bet?

Looking forward to your advise. It was my first shot at 5NL on GG .

.

Do you 3bet all pocket pairs in this situation or only some of them.

No. We 3bet 99+ or TT+ for value. We usually call with smaller.

I mean if we 3 bet them against a loose player and do not hit the flop we are behind in many cases

? What exacly do you mean with that. With a non pocket pair hand you hit a pair on the flop 30% of the time.

and then quite commited already.

No we are not.

Curious about your 3 bet range for x4 in this case.

Better 4.5x with 99+ JQo, KJo+, ATs+, A3s-A6s, ATo+
Good suited broadways are good to call with. Same as the rest of the suited aces.

I always try to have similar bet sizings pre flop in order to make it more difficult to spot which part of my range I actually hold. Maybe I bet to small in general?!

3bet:
3x-3.5x in position
4x-5x out of position

Greetings

 

[Mac557]

Pocket 8s are fine as a 3Bet here, but your sizing should go up. 3x at least and normally more when OOP, but if he is loose/aggressive/fishy then sizing 3x is fine as you will have more difficult spots postflop.

Unless the guy is betting massively almost all the time, I am cbetting the flop and for reasonably large sizing (60%+), there are plenty of good turn cards for you to X/J if you think he will spew off and be priced in to call.

The turn is unlucky but he wasn't as aggro as you assumed because he should definitely be betting OTF when checked to with J9. Definitely just play your strong hands face up at these stakes and you won't go wrong most of the time.