3-betting ranges

[Josh W]

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A9o might be a 3 bet. Probably half the time.

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Realy??

Can you explain how?

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Simple. You got three guys who play over half their hands already in the pot. They almost certainly don't play well postflop.

You have better players behind you. You have too much of a hand to fold, and you don't wanna have to beat good players in this pot, as well.

So, you try to get them out.

Your thought process should be like:
1.) My hand is too good to fold.
2.) If others come in, it's bad for me.
3.) I raise, to get others out.

Josh

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Blinds are both too loose and fairly aggressive players, but not as loose as the donks upfront. In the range of ~30% VPIP.

So Blinds are not going anywhere....



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Well, 70% of the time they are WITHOUT facing 3 bets (or 2 or 2.5)

True, if you don't threebet, they probably are coming along. All the more reason to encourage them to leave.

Put the 50/28 guys on hand ranges. The initial raiser has one of the top 45ish hands (given 169 unique hands). The others have one of the top 80ish hands, and are likely playing any two suited cards.

Even if you are dominated by an AJ type of hand, or KK, you are like a 5:2 dog. You have three donkeys playing against you, out of position. Your implied odds are way better than they normally are with a A9o type of hand.

I like playing against bad players, and I'll open up my normal range to do so.

Josh