Reraising pocket AA, KK, QQ, theory question????

[HoldenFoldem]

I really don't understand why we do this. At 50 and 100nl where i play most of the time, reraising will often fold the original raiser leaving you with a small return for your big hand.

Flat calling disguises your hand completely and you can often win a huge pot by doing this.

I am aware of other factors involved but would rather hear from you all first, in this discussion, so i will better understand the principles involved in playing these hands this way.

[cbboy]

IF they are folding to all your 3-bets here then you are either not 3-betting enough (so when you 3-bet your hand is pretty much face up) or they are playing really weak, which means you should 3-bet more to take advantage of this.

[Lordy]

Start 3-betting light more. I get plenty of action on my big pairs and I have a rather tight image.

[HoldenFoldem]

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IF they are folding to all your 3-bets here then you are either not 3-betting enough (so when you 3-bet your hand is pretty much face up) or they are playing really weak, which means you should 3-bet more to take advantage of this.

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Ah, pay dirt already. I hadn't looked at it from this perspective. I do not reraise that often. Almost exclusively AK, AA, KK, and maybe AQ, JJ, 1010, if its the button raising first in. That does make my hand pretty transparent.

The question becomes "what other hands do i want to reraise with, that aren't probably weaker than the original raisers hand"

Are we talking 99, 88, KQs, AJs maybe?? I can't think of much else. Thoughts???

[HoldenFoldem]

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Start 3-betting light more. I get plenty of action on my big pairs and I have a rather tight image.

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Does this not overprice the cost of playing the light hand you are raising with? Perhaps do this by minraising $4 to 8 instead of $4 to $14 for instance, with 10,10 for example.

[mertzo]

Throw in some occasional SC. Just try things out, reraise alot of CO openings on the button if CO is loose, even with junk like KTs. People are often very thickheaded and wont adjust.

[apunisher]

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Start 3-betting light more. I get plenty of action on my big pairs and I have a rather tight image.

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Does this not overprice the cost of playing the light hand you are raising with? Perhaps do this by minraising $4 to 8 instead of $4 to $14 for instance, with 10,10 for example.

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wow, do not do this, you are giving opponent odds to call with any two. Plus, you want to build the pot with your strong hands, and often this is easiest pf

[mugatu668]

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Start 3-betting light more. I get plenty of action on my big pairs and I have a rather tight image.

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Does this not overprice the cost of playing the light hand you are raising with? Perhaps do this by minraising $4 to 8 instead of $4 to $14 for instance, with 10,10 for example.

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So, you're the guy who min 3-bets AA?

[galahad_187]

reraise light more, and if you want to occasionally just call, make sure your in posistion and the blinds are tight. (so that they'll fold more often than call)

[HoldenFoldem]

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Throw in some occasional SC. Just try things out, reraise alot of CO openings on the button if CO is loose, even with junk like KTs. People are often very thickheaded and wont adjust.

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Yeah, of course J10s, 10,9s, QJs would be very good hands here. ty