I always find 3bet pots so difficult to play. I can usually put villains on a decent range but i can never figure out what they are going to do with that range.
Heres a simple hand to illustrate my point
Villain is 30/17/5, and capable of making moves post flop. I 3bet him earlier in the session with KQs he called, i cbet on a 842 board and he folded.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $1 BB (6 handed)
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SB ($66.10)
BB ($122.10)
UTG ($160.45)
MP ($63.50)
Hero ($104.20)
Button ($109.30)
Preflop: Hero is CO with K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
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1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">MP raises to $3</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero raises to $11</font>, <font color="#666666">
3 folds</font>, MP calls $8.
Flop: ($23.50) 5[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
MP checks, Hero checks.
<font color="blue"> I dunno if i should be cbetting this flop. My thoughts are that he folds hands like KQ, 98 most of the time, sometimes he might bluff raise these. He probably calls with underpairs and raises/calls with Jacks. Thoughts on checking? Thoughts on betting $12 and shoving on most turns? </font>
Turn: ($23.50) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
<font color="#CC3333">MP bets $10</font>, Hero ???
<font color="blue"> Again, im clueless on the turn. Wtf does this bet mean? is he doing this with random crap? what about underpairs? will he ever fold those to a shove?
grrrrr.... i hate 3bet pots.....
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