Fast preflop check

[Trix]

10/20 6 on Party:

UTG(31/24) raise 6-handed, CO(42/25) 3bets, you are in the SB and BB is TAG.

Whats the weakest hands you play here and do you cap all ?

[afk]

Ok I'm trying to reply to more threads that make me think. I don't play 10/20 and am not used to the aggression at that level, but my first thought had me sticking to Jacks or better, plus AK - capping all of them. Maybe TT? I'm not sure how low to go.

[J.R.]

77, ats, ajo, kqs

maybe not aj and kqs 'cause they are dominated and harder to play and these guys have stats seeming they play tough/aggro

[Jeff W]

First instinct: 99/AJs/AQo/KQs

Here are my assumptions for the raiser and reraiser's respective hand ranges:

Hand 1: { AA-55, AKs-A5s, KQs-K9s, QJs-Q9s, JTs-J9s, T9s, AKo-A9o, KQo-KTo, QJo-QTo, JTo }
Hand 2: { AA-66, AKs-A7s, KQs-KTs, QJs-QTs, JTs, AKo-A9o, KQo-KJo }

I pokerstoved some threshold hands to determine which hands have +EV hot&cold:

equity (%) win (%) / tie (%)
33.7418 % [ 00.33 00.00 ] { 88 }
31.9614 % [ 00.32 00.00 ] { 77 }

35.5666 % [ 00.33 00.03 ] { AJs }
32.2643 % [ 00.29 00.03 ] { ATs }

36.2945 % [ 00.34 00.03 ] { AQo }
32.0500 % [ 00.29 00.03 ] { AJo }

32.2736 % [ 00.30 00.02 ] { KQs }
29.4121 % [ 00.28 00.02 ] { KJs }

Looks like I was close. Notice that KQs, AJo, ATs and 77 are close and would be +EV against a looser hand range.

P.S. Take the results with a grain of salt. You will have poor position and reverse implied odds with some hands like 88/77. You also an additonal .75 BB in the pot to subsidize your equity.

[Jeff W]

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77, ats, ajo, kqs

maybe not aj and kqs 'cause they are dominated and harder to play and these guys have stats seeming they play tough/aggro

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Interesting take, but wouldn't those hands perform better(especially KQs) relative to their Hot&Cold equity compared to 77?

[afk]

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Hand 2: { AA-66, AKs-A7s, KQs-KTs, QJs-QTs, JTs, AKo-A9o, KQo-KJo }

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I like that. I totally gave the 3bettor a ridiculously narrow range, which I'm sure is not the case given the stats and the texture of the game.

[StellarWind]

AQo and 99 are good and the next group of hands are borderline.

Coldcalling a tight range of hands could lead to having my hand reverse engineered so I would probably just cap everything. Mandatory cap if UTG might release his hand.

[Jeff W]

Yes, I should have noted that I cap any hand I play here.