Hi RunItOncers,

Herewith my first post on RIO:

After a local (micro stakes) cash game last night, I found myself wondering about a very trivial hand that left me to think my three-barrelling range is anything but balanced.

This came to my mind when I three-barrelled K9o on 4-8-6-2-10, basically because my opponent has the tendency to float A and K highs IP against me, because he perceives me as being pretty bluff-happy in HU situations. He folded the river (KQo), but not without saying "he was pretty sure I had nothing, but he couldn't even beat A high."

His remark made me think about why he was pretty sure I had nothing, and I realized I seldom three-barrel value bet, and as such, my three-barrelling range is weighted towards bluffs.

I realize, I have to include a significant part of value hands into my three barrelling range. Hence following questions:

On dry boards:

* Am I wrong to assume that it is hard to get three streets of value with nutted hands on dry boards? As you have hit such a big part of the board, it is hard for you to get your opponent to give you three streets of value.

* As a result, are medium strength hands better candidates to include in our three-barrelling range? E.g. A10 on 4-6-8-2-10

* What is the preferred portion of nutted, medium strength and air hands in our three-barrelling range on dry boards?

On wet boards:

* Which hands to three-barrel on wet boards? Is it preferable to be polarized here? If yes, what is the preferred portion of nutted and air hands in our three-barrelling range on wet boards?

* Or do you also merge your three-barrelling value range on wet boards? It seem hard to me to fire three streets with e.g. sets on QJ972hhh

In general:

Are dry boards better candidates to three-barrel bluff than wet boards? On one hand, it is hard to rep it on dry boards. But on the other hand: it is easy for your opponent to have it on dry boards when you don't have it.

Probably a basic question for most of you :-)

Thanks in advance for your replies.