September 14, 2014
Hey
So here's a example of a 3-bet bluff i've made up myself (im not sure if the maths is correct)
Blinds $300/$600 (60)
my reads are that v is playing aggressive and they have r/f often.
V – $20,000
hero – $12,000 – K9
Folds to v in cutoff , they make $1200
hero – 3bets – $3000
v shoves all in
hero calls – 9k
total pot = 14440 (including blinds+antes)
we need to call 9k to win back 23440
we're getting 1.6 to 1 so we need 38.5% equity to make the call here.
villian should be opening like A5s+ A2o+ J9s+ Q8s+ K7s+ 22+ KQo ,
shoving with – AJs+ AJo+ 88+
K9s has like 33.5% equity which means we're gunna have to fold here , right?
it's just weird because i would thought we will be priced in to call since stacks are so shallow..
maybe we should start 3-betting hands which have more then 38% equity?
seems odds!
TPE Pro
August 25, 2012
Looks like your calculations are correct. However, I recommend at this kind of stack size, 20bb or so, you start thinking about things in terms of 3bet-call/3bet-fold/call/shove/fold being your 5 different options. Shoving and calling are definitely options here with certain hands, and you need to figure out which is the most profitable.
In this particular spot, it seems like villain is shoving with such a small portion of his opening range that this would be a very profitable 3bet/fold. However, with a stronger hand than K9s, you're right that we would not be able to 3bet/fold because we would be priced in to call, so we should consider another, potentially more profitable line – perhaps shoving, perhaps calling, perhaps folding.
Your thought processes are a little backwards. I'm not sure why you would want to start 3betting stronger hands than K9s and forcing yourself to call it off – if anything, it means that you can afford to 3bet weaker hands than K9s and still comfortably fold. As with many spots, I think this looks like a good spot to 3bet/call the top of your range, fold or 3bet/fold the bottom, and shove the middle parts, the hands like 44 or KJs that are profitable shoves but less than ideal as a 3bet/call. Depending on the circumstances, K9s might fall into this category too.
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