G0930
Legend
I prefer playing AA against very loose player aggressive so I would often make a 4 bet, sometimes it ends in 5 bet/6 bet then they fold or either push alliin and I'm fine with that
That's just my experience but playing it more passively often ends in a bad beat when the villain turns or rivers 2 pair or some other nonsense so I rather settle for maybe a smaller pot than risking the villain getting there
vardann
Legend
hi, it is hardly possible to find an exact answer to this question, there are many factors, but it is more logical to make a 4 bet raise, of course he can reset, but this does not guarantee that your bluff will work, and do not forget that the opponent has 20% to win
Aballinamion
Legend
I think it’s better to mix our strategy, sometimes we call and sometimes we 4-bet. One of the criteria I use to put up a 4-bet is both my stack sizing as villain’s stack sizing, e.g, Hero has 102 BB and Villain 79 BB, after it 3-bets, so I will 4-bet 99% of times using a polarized sizing (2.8x to 3.5x) to force the short stack to go all-in preflop ASAP.
Another example, Hero has 150 BB and Villain 110 BB, I’m 4-betting 99% of times too.
I’ll will also play more GTO if Villain tends to be a regular or not, i.e, I’ll 4-bet AA and the respective bluffs that goes with it, A3s-A5s (same amount of combos of AA).
Now if Hero has 100 BB and Villain 100 BB, I’ll call 3-bets more than 4-betting, in position. OOP I’ll 4-bet more as well.
Many times is more profitable to call more 3-bets with AA and 4-bet more often the suited baby aces, if we do own a solid tight image, cause villain isn’t expecting us to call 3-bet preflop with AA.
Sometimes I wouldn’t even 3-bet AA preflop, just call the raise preflop and wait for Villain to hang itself. When I’m seating in the BB and SB folds, and it comes a polarized preflop raising, specially.
rastapapolos
Rock Star
We are talking cash game, not mtt.
dreamer13
Legend
Playing with 4-bets can be tricky, especially if you are an inexperienced player. 4-bets are mostly used pre-flop. In some preflop situations, there will be a lot of so-called dead money in the pot that we can pick up by 4-betting. For example, when several players are already involved in the hand preflop, and you think that the 3-bettor is a weak player who will often fold.If by 4-betting we force our opponent to refuse to continue, then we are preventing our opponent from realizing the equity of his hand. In other words, a successful 4-bet gives our hand 100% equity and leaves our opponent with 0% equity.Our hands will have the highest preflop equity when we are 1v1 in the pot with our opponent. For example, AA will only win ~25% of situations in a 6-man pot, but will win ~80% of situations when they are up against only one range.
Eduard0Felipe
Visionary
I've played few tournaments yet, consequently few pairs of AA, I have the impression that most of the time I 3 bet the guys run away, but I believe that the right thing is always 3 bet and even 4 bet, after all we have the best hand pre flop, I believe in small changes in very specific scenarios.
