Re: Old 3/6 hand, 98s vs. post
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Is preflop 3bet standard?
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It was for me, in that game, at that time. 3/6 full at the time was populated with a lot of people that knew what blind stealing was but weren't willing to play back if they got caught. I wouldn't be making this move with any 2 cards because I'm basically risking 4SB to win 4SB (3bet + cbet vs. villain's 3pf+big blind - rake). I do think that 98s has enough hand strength to make up the difference, especially given that if it does get heads-up I have some pair value and especially given that I have position and my opponent will likely misread my hand. I know Mason Malmuth advocated a similar play in the 2p2 magazine once (button open-raises, SB 3bets with 98s, Malmuth uses this as an example of a play that is correct but might make you look like a maniac).
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Are you raising with any hand that you are going to play? Would it matter if the raiser was in MP1 instead?
Thanks.
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