10NL - AQs in BB vs EP open

[Imthenewfish]

3 bet is fine because he is probably flatting worse, but if you're going to be 3 betting for value I think it should be smaller to keep worse hands in and lose less when you get 4 bet. Flop is funny because if he's aggressive you're pretty much screwed no matter what. I hate the flop bet because it's less than you bet preflop and he's pretty short at this point. I think i would shove flop if I had 4x 3bet pre, but I think a better amount in this instance would be really small, somewhere between 2-2.5x.

[mrchevyceleb]

3 bet is fine because he is probably flatting worse, but if you're going to be 3 betting for value I think it should be smaller to keep worse hands in and lose less when you get 4 bet. Flop is funny because if he's aggressive you're pretty much screwed no matter what. I hate the flop bet because it's less than you bet preflop and he's pretty short at this point. I think i would shove flop if I had 4x 3bet pre, but I think a better amount in this instance would be really small, somewhere between 2-2.5x.

this is actually quite -EV

4betting to 4X is standard when you'll be playing out of position post-flop. But against an UTG with a 17% range, I am only 3-betting AK, AA, KK in this spot.

Can you bet for value? Not against a 17% range, check out the equities:


equity win tie pots won pots tied
Hand 0: 39.752% 36.93% 02.82% 447744264 34171164.00 { AQs, AQo }
Hand 1: 60.248% 57.43% 02.82% 696224640 34171164.00 { 88+, AJs+ }

you're in rough shape there. So just flat and play post flop (as a side note NEVER 3bet less than 3x at the micros unless that stacks are shallow), and 4X from the blinds always because you want to make the villain pay for you playing the hand out of position

[kmind]

(as a side note NEVER 3bet less than 3x at the micros unless that stacks are shallow), and 4X from the blinds always because you want to make the villain pay for you playing the hand out of position

I disagree. Sometimes I 3bet less than 3x IP for different reasons and the whole "make villain pay you for playing OOP" isn't really the reason to bet more OOP...our range should be much stronger OOP.