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meatwad's picture
3-betting ranges

I basically only 3-bet the following:88+, A9s+, KJs+, ATo+ and KQoThis is about a 10% 3-betting range.  Am I too exploitable?  Should I be adding more hands for deception?  I know its probably opponent specific but... MW  

fuseo's picture
It depends on the villian...

It depends on the villian... if the flat,if they fold, if they 4-bet, how big and often they are opening.I think its a good idea to start with a super strong range and then expand from there based on how villian plays.I actually start even tighter than that with 99+ and AJ+, I don't think I'd ever 3-bet KJ or KQ early on.I don't think a tight 3-betting range can be exploited, it may not be max EV but I don't see how villian can profit from you 3-betting strong hands. Also, it takes times for a villian to guess your 3-bet range. If you get AA on the 3rd hand and 3-bet, villian may flat 9J or shove A9, they don't have any idea what you have there.If you are going to expand your range (villian folds enough) its a waste to include hands that flop well like KJ, K10, QJ etc. Its better to 3-bet 83.I'm always amazed at how often people fold to my 4-bets, so my guess is that the a lot of the population are playing a much weaker range. And based on their frequencies my guess is a lot of people are actually only 3-betting their junk.Anyway thats me, but I'm a bit of a nit.

Pchelkin R's picture
i think 3betting some lower

i think 3betting some lower suited conenectors is better than 3betting kj, kq hands unless villain is limping, then i like 3 betting those.

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conall88's picture
the deeper you are, the less

the deeper you are, the less of a mistake 3betting Suited connectors is going to be I think [ still villain dependent]. so the first two levels are an option to do this, but readless I tend to avoid it. Its a pain if villain likes to lead flops OOP, or has no fold button. vs stations: 3bet for value, they aren't folding often.vs TAGs : I guess a polarised 3bet strategy is a good idea against these guys.vs LAGs : 3bet for value, an unpolarised range is probably going to be good most of the time. 

crstn's picture
IMO something of the best

IMO something of the best written about 3bet rangeshttp://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/185/heads-up-sng/3bet-4bet-theory-950476/