Light 3betting villain, weak made hand.

[MadMojoMonkey]

I'm confused why we are flatting in the SB here instead of just 3bing ourselves.

I keep thinking this. Playing from the LB is always a risky move, doing it without initiative is spewy at best. I (almost) never call from the LB. The LB is a raise or fold spot on the table for me.

KJs is a great hand to see a flop with, so I'd rather not fold to 1 raise here. A 3-bet lets me rep AQ+ on any flop, and forces the villain to make another (maybe bad) choice pre-flop. PLUS I get to know whether his range is call 3-bet or 4-bet. This is more narrow than PFR range.

I'll hit the "pot bet" button, and think about which line I'm most likely to take:
1) villain calls: b b/f ; b b/c
2) villain 4-bets: b/f ; b/c c/f ; b/c c/c
The decide if it's worth risking that amount for the chance to see the flop.

Position is so important, and I remind myself that I'm not trying to win every pot, or even every pot I might have won if I didn't fold. I'm trying to find spots where I have an edge and then I press that edge.

[BorisTheSpider]

Position is so important, and I remind myself that I'm not trying to win every pot, or even every pot I might have won if I didn't fold. I'm trying to find spots where I have an edge and then I press that edge.

Thanks. This is golden.

This kind of spot, with an aggro villain, is a mental game issue for me. There's plenty to be learned in terms of the poker, but more to be learned in terms of the mental game and bigger picture. This quote is now filed away.