Originally Posted by sauce123

this is complicated as 3betting light is definitely a strong/profitable play when used correctly. the best way to combat this is accurately assesing their 3betting range pf by keeping track of what their showing down. for example: if i open to 30 utg with 33 and a 19/17 3bets me to 90 from the BB i have an easy call. this is because his hand range is polarized towards big pairs and to a lesser extent AK and im getting over 8 to 1 stack odds.

if i open to 30 on the button with 33 and a 22/18 3bets me to 100 from the BB i have an easy fold because his range looks like Axs, any pair, AJ+, KQ, and occasionally scs and air. i cant be floating flops with my 33 because he will double barrel/value bet me thin into an unprofitable pf call.

if i open to 30 in the CO and a 22/18 3bets me to 100 from the BB and I have KQs, AQs, 88+, 54s-QJs, I need to mix calling/folding/very occasional 4bet bluffing into my range so that his bet doesnt show positive expectation, but I need to determine when and if and with what I call based on metagame factors and which hands he habitually 3bets (some favor big cards, some favor scs, some favor pairs) and also to play on his postflop tendencies- for instance if I call a 3bet with KQ and the flop comes Qd 9d 7c and he continuation bets, is he calling my shove with A9, 98, T9, TT, JJ, QJ, and strong draws, or only with AQ+?? if the first was true, I should be calling his light 3bets with big cards, and if the second is true I should be calling them more often with suited connectors and mid pairs.

this is a complicated topic ill post some more on it l

Originally Posted by benny999

mostly i'm wondering if this is a bad idea since all i know is that he squeezes a lot.

i just remembered a good post sauce made a little while ago, here it is:

but how do you figure out his post flop tendencies and 3bet range before just jumping in like this? poker tracker?
i need to get better in these spots...i fold to much, and the other times i just 4bet.

Originally Posted by sauce123

so wait a little while, u only lose 3-4 bets each time and capitalize on ur good hands until we get a better idea of their range.

Originally Posted by zenbitz

I think this is good advice... but I never seem to get in sessions that long. Also, at lower limits there are more non-regulars.