a curious preflop idea: protecting the fish from other TAGs

[DJ Sensei]

you're in SB, the table fish in BB, and some lagtag regular jerk opens CO/button, so you 3-bet especially light to keep regular from having a shot at fish's stack. If fish happens to call, then YOU have a stack at his stack.

thoughts?

[AAismyfriend]

DJ sensei theorem?

[Gomer_Pyle]

will this not very often lead to the fish folding and you playing OOP vs regular? If u just call there is a bigger chance that the fish will stay in the pot. But if he is a very big fish who will call a 3-bet preflop with a ton of hands this is a good idea.

[Barrin6]

Doing this will only make yourself a fish

[$upermad4it]

do this more by wide 3 betting tag's isolating limping fish

[BalugaWhale]

i speak for jerk lagtag reg bastards by saying nay

[jfish]

well its kind of already used. like fish limps, tag isolates him, you 3bet from the blinds with crap because you take it down a lot.

[DJ Sensei]

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do this more by wide 3 betting tag's isolating limping fish

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I like this also oop, but IP i kinda like calling behind playable hands to bring the fish along for the ride

[DJ Sensei]

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will this not very often lead to the fish folding and you playing OOP vs regular?

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I'm not saying do it to excess, i'm just suggesting stretching your range in that spot might not be a bad idea.

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If u just call there is a bigger chance that the fish will stay in the pot. But if he is a very big fish who will call a 3-bet preflop with a ton of hands this is a good idea.

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So long as your 3betting range is not too far behind his coldcalling range, i guess.

[stigmata]

you can definitely widen your range a touch in these situations, but mostly because the tag is more likely to be unable to stand a reraise. I never considered the future equity you gain from preserving the fishes stack, but it's a neat idea... i like it.