200NL 3bet + Metagame + Bluff(?)

Learning · #1 10-25-2007, 08:23 AM

Villain is BamYeah on FT. He's a very agro regular who seems pretty good, although he can get out of line at times. We have some very aggressive history playing with one other. He sees me as a Nit/TAG with a handful of tricks.

SB is the big fish in the game. He's not positionally aware and only calls 3bets with great hands.

Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

MP ($212.95)
CO ($497.80)
Hero ($237)
SB ($51.10)
BB ($220)
UTG ($170.20)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to $7, SB calls $6, BB raises to $30, Hero calls $23, SB folds.

Flop: ($67) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $45, Hero raises to $207 (All-In)

Preflop: Villain's BB 3bet/squeeze range is massive, as he knows I'm opening the button quite lightly. I considered 4betting here, but the above-average sized 3bet (due to SB calling), along with the possibility of him tagging along, influenced me to call. Folding is a mistake against villain's enormous range.

Flop: I know that villain fires 100% on of boards with any holdings he would 3bet/squeeze with. I'm know that I'm ahead of the majority of his range at this point and that calling would land me in a handful of really difficult situations. I think he's very capable of shoving any turn on a complete bluff if I call because he narrows my range to marginal holdings (88+ no heart) and any A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] or K[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. Given that, I typically only call a turn shove with a really strong hand. If he was planning on doing this I think it would have been a great play.

So explaining what I thought he'd do on the turn if I call leads me to why I shoved the flop. It shuts down the majority of his range (which is air), and gives TT-AA (no hearts) a very tough call. If he calls with something like AK with a heart I'm flipping and am still +EV given the money already invested.

Agree/Disagree?

Fonkey123 · #2 10-25-2007, 08:27 AM

Didn't read thread, but this isn't a bluff.

Slider · #3 10-25-2007, 08:30 AM

I like it more considering you said he has the tendency to get out of line and thinks you have lots of "tricks."

The more aggro you are towards eachother, the better I like shoving.

Nielsio · #4 10-25-2007, 08:30 AM

What's your sn?

bozzer · #5 10-25-2007, 08:34 AM

looks good.

futuredoc85 · #6 10-25-2007, 08:35 AM

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I like it more considering you said he has the tendency to get out of line and thinks you have lots of "tricks."

The more aggro you are towards eachother, the better I like shoving.

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yep and LOL at bluffing here

ValarMorghulis · #7 10-25-2007, 08:38 AM

Your play is standard. But he never folds QQ+.

Learning · #8 10-25-2007, 09:18 AM

Full Tilt Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $2 BB (6 handed) Hand History converter Courtesy of PokerZion.com

MP ($212.95)
CO ($497.80)
Hero ($237)
SB ($51.10)
BB ($220)
UTG ($170.20)

Preflop: Hero is Button with J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
3 folds, Hero raises to $7, SB calls $6, BB raises to $30, Hero calls $23, SB folds.

Flop: ($67) 3[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] (2 players)
BB bets $45, Hero raises to $207 (All-In), BB calls $145 (All-In).

Turn: ($464) 3[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

River: ($464) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players, 2 all-in)

Final Pot: $464

BB has 4[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (two pair, sevens and fours).
Hero has J[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] J[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (two pair, jacks and threes).
Outcome: Hero wins $464.

I knew he was doing this light, but 74s was pretty awesome.

Fonkey123 · #9 10-25-2007, 09:26 AM

lololololo

therealpk · #10 10-26-2007, 12:07 AM

nice work, Learning... not a bad turn card either.