3betting vs. EP/MP (Regs)

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3betting vs. EP/MP (Regs)

hey guys,
i'm playing the 10nl zoom games 6max. i have a problem constructing a 3betting range against regulars (lets say 18% first raise) who are opening from ep or mp when i am oop in the big or small blind, so i ended up never 3betting them, including flatting AA,KK,AK,QQ...
i 3bet fish of course with these premiums.
i think i need to exploit the regulars tendencies more in these spots, although i find it very difficult especially if my sample size is low (lets say under 500 hands).

i tend to squeeze the premiums if a weaker player is envolved.. i also squeeze for the reason of dead money and playabilty if i hold QQ in sb and a regular is opening in ep + a call from a regular on the cutoff..

whats your approach? thx

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wolfobert 10 years, 3 months ago

So just the initiative argument?

DiamondClub 10 years, 3 months ago

What I was referring to is a default range that I would use against a decent player. I expect them to call quite a bit because they will have position and a fairly strong range to begin with. I believe UTG opening ranges are somewhere around 12-18% depending on how nitty villain is. MP is somewhere around 15-20%.

I am not sure how much room there is for "3b bluffing". If you have a read that he folds a lot to your 3bets then you can probably start adding some bluffs. It will just be a tough spot when you get called and have to play a 3bet pot OOP w/ one of your bluffing hands. It's much easier to bluff when you are IP. That's why it is probably easier to have "3bet bluff" hands on the BTN v UTG/MP.

Zoty79 10 years, 3 months ago

I always depends on the tendencies from the reg. If the reg folds a lot, you can start to 3bet more bluffs, but you need than obviously valuehands like QQ-AA,AK as well. But becarefull. If The Reg 4bets only 2% or less, you can fold QQ or AK to the 4bet. and you have to make notes, what kind of Hands the regs are calling in UTG vs SB/BB3bet. Mostly they call AK, or even pocketpairs. When the call pocketpairs, you can widen your 3bet valuerange to JJ+, or even TT+.

jaypatel33 10 years, 3 months ago

yea agree with capau, like to use a polarised range of value, sometimes I flat AK though, but will be bluffing things like Axs, KJo.

kiDcAnUck 10 years, 3 months ago

MP vs EP I 3b 0%.
CO vs EP I will 3b a 1:1 ratio
and add more bluffs the later positions we are. bu vs mp,etc.

Does anyone have merits to 3b and not to EP vs MP???

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