Quote Originally Posted by PokerMuzz
This is bad as you didn't have the implied odds to set hunt preflop.
way off, imo, too.

hero's stack is off about a buck, down to $23ish. and the pot is $5ish w/ $2.25 to call. thats 2:1 right there. plus, villain has hero covered...plenty deep here. plus, the 3bet suggests villain WILL take this hand a long way post flop.

granted, the pot is going big, and you had better get really close to stacking villain to make calling this 3bet profitable. but, there are other factors in play that dont require you to stack villain everytime, either.

- does he 3bet light?
- will he fold when he 3bets? cbets?
- this is not always an overpair; therefore, villain will take this w/o a set on occasion, too. board comes 3 5 7 2tone or monotone or rainbow. villain is likely to fold to aggression w/o an overpair.

c/r on flop and weak leads will all take this flop down a good bit against tighter villains. enough to make this play with 88 profitable w/o stacking villain every time.

all that said, this isnt the "perfect example." you did nothing special. no offense. villain ALSO needs a hand to go to war. if he 3bets AXs here, you arent getting a stack.

this isnt "technique." its positive variance.