50NL AK 3bet pot 240bb deep - Line check

[HiLo]

Hi-lo - you're afraid of betting and getting raised on turn/river. What was your plan if you had been raised on the flop? It seems as though if he was going to raise as a bluff, that it would likely come on the flop here, as opposed to a more expensive turn/river bluff raise.

Dunno, I would think a flop raise on a dry board like this is mainly either a weaker ace trying to find out where he stands or a bluff because a set would be better raising the turn for more value. So 3 bet/fold seems to make sense v this opp? (and also gives another reason to make the original flop bet slightly smaller).

However if we 3 bet and he calls, what range do we put him on now? Strong enough to make us shut down completely?

[griffey24]

Dunno, I would think a flop raise on a dry board like this is mainly either a weaker ace trying to find out where he stands or a bluff because a set would be better raising the turn for more value. So 3 bet/fold seems to make sense v this opp? (and also gives another reason to make the original flop bet slightly smaller).

However if we 3 bet and he calls, what range do we put him on now? Strong enough to make us shut down completely?

I'd say that an aggro player raising on this flop is pretty polarized. He probably has a set/two pair, sometimes AQ, and air/bluffs. It's mostly a way ahead/way behind spot.

3betting in a way ahead/way behidn spot wouldn't be a great idea. He'll continue with the range that crushes you, and fold the bluffs. You're better off just calling if you want to continue. It's a dry enough board to call pretty safely OOP even as well.