400NL: Steal, resteal and some too deep of thoughts?

[SirFelixCat]

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Well if you bet then it should done with a plan for what to do if c/r'ed. In this situation if villain is behind with a big ace then I'd prefer to check behind on the flop.

I agree that the 3-bet followed by a c/r is usually a bluff/draw so I think that if you bet it sbould be with the intention of getting the money AI and being ok with that.

Still I prefer to check behind, if na A hits we stack AK, if a 4 hits we stack overpairs, the worse thing that happens is we give KQ or something like that a chance to catch up. Another good quality to checking behind is that when villain is playing TT+ weird we keep the pot smallern while behind.

All in all I think more good things happen when checking than when betting, but with the right read bet/calling isn't bad, I don't think I'd bet/fold here though.

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I think you make some very good points here. Quite compelling.

HERO had ZERO inclination to fold here, in fact, he planned on getting it in here if c/r'd. Is pushing over a 3bet bad? The turn could bring some scare cards, therefore, if we thing we're ahead of his range, would pushing over his 3bet be the right play as opposed to just calling it?

And yeesh is right regarding calling looking to outplay w/o a dominated hand would be better. In hindsight, I think HERO should have folded to the 3-bet, but having called, I think this brings up a damn interesting spot.