This guy is a standard tag. I expect his value 3-bets to be larger with deep stacks because I can call wider with position. Therefore I expect him to have a wide polarized range (22+, 87s+, AT+, etc…) Also, he is 3-betting too frequently (8.5 % of the time). I like a polarized 3 betting range more as stacks get deep so I don’t hate his 3-bet but since I know that its polarized, I can call wider and I don’t know that he knows that. My hand is not usually not going to flop great but calling here will develop some image so when I do pick-up a hand, he is more likely to make a mistake. As it turns out, this is an interesting flop for my hand because this flop and turn are trouble for the better part of his range but actually hit his non-4 betting range pretty well. On the turn, bet sizing is key. If I planned to fire 3 barrels, then I would make it smaller so I have enough on the river for a credible river bluff (i.e. enough where I can still get more river folds). Here I did not plan on betting the river so I wanted to bet enough to get max fold equity on the turn while making it look like I was commited on the river. In other words, leveraging my $26 bet to look like $66 in his eyes because he should not expect me to fold for $40 on the river when the pot is $92. This is why if he calls the turn I can not profitably bluff the river but if I bet smaller on the turn I can possibly shove certian river cards (non spade 4 for example) because he could call the turn with the ace of spades.
PokerStars No-Limit Hold’em, $0.50 BB (6 handed) – Poker-Stars Hand Converter from HandHistoryConverter.com
Button ($25.80)
SB ($93.15)
BB ($10)
UTG ($58.65)
Hero (MP) ($86.30)
CO ($116.20)
Preflop: Hero is MP with 7
, 6
1 fold, Hero bets $1.50, 2 folds, SB raises to $5, 1 fold, Hero calls $3.50
Flop: ($10.50) 2
, J, 9
(2 players)
SB bets $6.50, Hero raises to $15, SB calls $8.50
Turn: ($40.50) 3 (2 players)
SB checks, Hero bets $26, 1 fold
Total pot: $40.50 | Rake: $2
Results:
Hero didn’t show 7, 6 (nothing).
Outcome: Hero won $38.50