pokerroomace, "3bet" is actually the raise after a pfr, like the 12bb bet after a 4bb pfr...even though I agree it makes more sense to just call it a 2bet

chopper, imo it's hard to say how to make SC profitable without talking about other typical poker stuff like stack sizes/reads etc (obvious answer is "it depends.."), but I'll post an example I think I played a SC well, and explain my thoughts (nothing complex really, but if anyone thinks I could've played better let me know)..


Hand #38092569-4887 at Lewisville (No Limit Hold'em)
Started at 03/Jan/07 10:10:54

TrippelA111 is at seat 0 with $100.90.
MRG825 is at seat 1 with $100.60.
FrolicinBear is at seat 2 with $116.
Threapwood is at seat 3 with $88.10.
deedubs is at seat 4 with $59.10.
Hero is at seat 5 with $153.15.
The button is at seat 5.

TrippelA111 posts the small blind of $.50.
MRG825 posts the big blind of $1.

TrippelA111: -- --
MRG825: -- --
FrolicinBear: -- --
Threapwood: -- --
deedubs: -- --
Hero: :Tc:

Pre-flop:

FrolicinBear raises to $3.50. Threapwood folds.
deedubs folds. Hero calls. TrippelA111 folds.
MRG825 calls.


alright so we both have decent size stacks, I'm on the button, and I have good reads, basically an ideal spot.
villain is a tag with a wide range to raise pre flop, and cbets almost every time, but has a very tight range to continue oop in a big pot. I have a solid tag image too so he's likely to respect me post flop.

I sometimes would just reraise, especially if we had deeper stacks, but this time called to attempt to take the pot on the flop or turn a lot of the time, and some of the time winning a huge pot if we both hit big.
sometimes I'll lose a smallish pot but believe I have a big edge in the long-run with position on a predicable opponent.

Flop (board: 3h 6c Ac):

MRG825 checks. FrolicinBear bets $7. Hero
raises to $21. MRG825 folds. FrolicinBear folds.
Hero is returned $14 (uncalled).

so as planned he bet with whatever he raised pre with (maybe 15% of hands), and I made a threatening raise and he folds almost everything but TPGK on this flop. my draw is a just a bonus in case he calls. if it was a dry board I might've floated his cbet instead.

Hand #38092569-4887 Summary:

$1.25 is raked from a pot of $25.
Hero wins $23.75.
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