Nick C
12-31-2004, 08:20 AM
I was at a table tonight with two major preflop LAGs to my right. With great frequency, once it was their turn preflop, the action went raise, 3-bet, followed by a bunch of folds, and they played heads-up.
Finally, the first LAG decided to take a hand off, and I saw my opportunity:
UTG is LP-P (VP$IP: 33.8; PFR: 1.5; AF: 0.5)
UTG+1 is LA-A (VP$IP: 50; PFR: 24.3; AF: 4.27)
UTG+2 is a LA-A (VP$IP: 85.2; PFR: 51.9; AF: 1.66)
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif. MP3 posts a blind of $2.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.
River: (7.75 BB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 folds.
Final Pot: 8.75 BB
So that hand worked out. In general, though, I wasn't sure how much to adjust my capping standards. During the early portion of the LAGs' "raise, 3-bet" show (at which point I hadn't seen much of the initial raiser's play yet), I laid down AJs to what turned out to be a raise by a much smaller suited ace and a 3-bet by pocket fours.
Anyway, in a situation where I can likely get into a 3-way capped pot against what are probably far less than premium hands, how far down should I adjust my capping standards?
Finally, the first LAG decided to take a hand off, and I saw my opportunity:
UTG is LP-P (VP$IP: 33.8; PFR: 1.5; AF: 0.5)
UTG+1 is LA-A (VP$IP: 50; PFR: 24.3; AF: 4.27)
UTG+2 is a LA-A (VP$IP: 85.2; PFR: 51.9; AF: 1.66)
Party Poker 2/4 Hold'em (10 handed) converter (http://www.selachian.com/tools/bisonconverter/hhconverter.cgi)
Preflop: Hero is MP2 with 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/club.gif. MP3 posts a blind of $2.
UTG calls, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">UTG+2 raises</font>, <font color="#666666">1 fold</font>, <font color="#CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, <font color="#666666">5 folds</font>, UTG folds, UTG+2 calls.
Flop: (9.50 SB) 2/images/graemlins/heart.gif, 6/images/graemlins/heart.gif, T/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.
Turn: (5.75 BB) 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 calls.
River: (7.75 BB) A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="#0000FF">(2 players)</font>
UTG+2 checks, <font color="#CC3333">Hero bets</font>, UTG+2 folds.
Final Pot: 8.75 BB
So that hand worked out. In general, though, I wasn't sure how much to adjust my capping standards. During the early portion of the LAGs' "raise, 3-bet" show (at which point I hadn't seen much of the initial raiser's play yet), I laid down AJs to what turned out to be a raise by a much smaller suited ace and a 3-bet by pocket fours.
Anyway, in a situation where I can likely get into a 3-way capped pot against what are probably far less than premium hands, how far down should I adjust my capping standards?