Common Preflop Problem Spot: Inviting MW Action OR Re-Raising versus a Narrow Range

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Common Preflop Problem Spot: Inviting MW Action OR Re-Raising versus a Narrow Range

Two general examples

You open UTG QQ AKo and MP, CO BTN all call and the Big Blind squeezes with a narrow range of bluffs / value that would lead you to want to stack off with maybe KK+ and maybe use some combos of AK as a bluff perhaps? The point being you know that getting it in pre with anything less than KK+ or AA only is losing. But does a hand like AKo flop well enough multiway when OOP to the rest of the table and 'losing' to BB 3bet range?

Also perhaps being in the BB vs a SB 3bet facing UTG,MP open and CO,BTN callers again from a narrow range. I can give Hero QQ, AKo again

Both times, the pocket pairs will play fine multiway and IP versus the re-raiser but will do badly facing any further preflop action. I find if i re-raise i run into the better hand very very frequently which corresponds to the fact that their range is very narrow. But if i call i hardly win the pot being OOP without flopping very nutted hands

I feel like i'm not creating a good spot if i call and invite multiway action, but re-raising effectively turns all my hands into bluffs of which i don't want to be raise bluffing this player - they too heavily skewed towards nut hands. 


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