Currently a 50nl and 100nl player on US sites - Constructing 3b defense ranges
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Currently a 50nl and 100nl player on US sites - Constructing 3b defense ranges
Hi all,
I'm a player who has seen great success at micros but am struggling transitioning to stakes in which 3bets become more common and I think I am just particularly poor in 3b pots (both with defense frequencies and postflop play). Can you help me with my logic in this example?
Example:
In a button vs sb situation in which I open to 3x (lots of fish in my games and like to take advantage of them with larger sizing), SB 3 bets to 10x and we are deciding to call or not we need to determine whether our hand has at least 33% equity versus his range.
Opponent in my pool has an 11% 3b range from SB vs button that I have seen to include: 1010+, KQo+, 67s+, j4s, Axs, AQ+. In pure equity I came up with a calling range of 23s+, 35s+, 22+, Kxs+, Axs+, Q5s+, Axo+, K10o+, Q10o+, J10o+, J8s+. The hands in particular I am concerned about are the random Axo, Q5-Q8s and weakers Kxs hands as while they have enough equity in theory I am not sure how much playability these will have postflop. The Axo hands in particular will be nearly impossible to play despite having approximately 40% equity versus his range. Do I simply fold the Axo hands and some of the worse Kxs and Qxs hands with the expectation that I will underrealize my equity postflop despite having position?
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Defend about ~40-60% of your range in most spots. Deviate less/more depending on stack depth, position, and overall tendencies.
Why 40-60%?
yeah why not 69%?
Raw equity alone isn't an indication of whether or not a hand should be in your defending range. The thing about those hands (as well as the worse suited connectors/gappers) is that their ability to realize equity postflop is generally poor. Even when most of those hands improve, they usually can't withstand multiple barrels. The difference between raw and "true" postflop equity is going to be substantial enough that it's quite difficult to have a positive expectation, even against relatively weaker opponents.
Usually 40% is going to be around the minimum amount you should defend so you're not easily exploited. You can start defending a larger percentage of hands as an adjustment.
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