How would you approach this typical 3b mono mare spot?
So I *think* I have this spot figured out.. but curious how anyone else would tackle this.
Hero (BB): 126.2 BB
CO: 181.8 BB
BTN: 130.5 BB
SB: 91.1 BB
SB posts SB 0.5 BB, Hero posts BB 1 BB
Pre Flop: (pot: 1.5 BB) Hero has K♥ A♣
CO raises to 2.5 BB, BTN calls 2.5 BB, fold, Hero raises to 14 BB, fold, BTN calls 11.5 BB
Flop: (31 BB, 2 players) 3♣ T♣ 6♣
Hero bets 9.7 BB, BTN raises to 29 BB, hero?
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Think I would want to play 3-bets here against most aggro villains even if its low frequency in theory. The reason being that I think it's very easy to overdo raises as villain and to build a raising range which is way too equity driven. This hand can obviously go either way but would rather raise at higher frequency than range.
I think vilain's value range is overpairs, sets and flushes. Sometimes Tx. His bluff range is mostly random f*** you bluffs. I don't hink there is much that we can get him to fold now that we won't be able to get him off from by the river. Stacks are awkward here in that a raise is basically the same as an all in on the flop.
I call with the intention of attacking rivers if vilain checks turn
I would check flop pretty frequently. You start the hand a bit deep and OOP on monotone textures is not great in general; in addition to the monotone texture being kind of bad for OOP, there are also two cards you can't have a set with, but is reasonably plausible to being in BTN range—the 3 and 6. The T can be in either player's range, and there is some connectivity with the T63 in that a 9, 8, 7, 2 bring in some possible straights for IP. So, I'd recommend checking or betting a bit smaller than you did here.
As played I think the stack depth is large enough such that jamming is basically less good, so I'd probably just flat the raise.
Additional information on BTN can push strategy in a number of directions, though. It may be he is so wide that betting flop is best. It could also be that he raises vs. the block bet otf too often such that jamming starts to become more reasonable.
Thanks for responses
Additional information on BTN can push strategy in a number of directions, though. It may be he is so wide that betting flop is best. It could also be that he raises vs. the block bet otf too often such that jamming starts to become more reasonable.
I have villain tagged generic fish so my overall assumption being they are if anything way too heavily weighted towards value?
Assuming villain's range is:
a) capped to mainly lower PPs and SCs, and
b) thus this is a kind of flop 'always have it' spot
Here is what a locked solver thinks (locked to IP only raising sets and flushes, I'm ignoring QQ/JJ cos the double flat):
Somewhat logically folding everything that's smoked. And all IP's flushes blocking our outs.
I think this is right.? And I also like checking flop for this reason. But to me this looks like we can actually fold here AP. Which feels weird.
Think I would want to play 3-bets here against most aggro villains even if its low frequency in theory. The reason being that I think it's very easy to overdo raises as villain and to build a raising range which is way too equity driven.
I'm assuming an untagged micro fish (i.e. pool player) would be too concentrated to value. So while correct they should have no raising range, when they do it triggers the 'uh-oh' alarm
BTN is likely a fish so range small then call the raise and let him bluff off.
He’s going to be much wider than solver ranges preflop and fish don’t understand board texture plus they raise too often.
