[Fantell]

I'm not a big fan of a cap preflop. It obviously all depends on what his 3 betting standards are, if he's seen you trying to steal before, etc etc.

He's 3 betting you with any PP larger than 99, a lot of broadway cards to which you're just 50/50 and which he can get away from if he misses and you will have trouble folding to when he hits. Probably there are a couple smaller PP's in there too. I doubt he's doing it with much else. That doesn't make you rank too well against the range of hands he's raising with.

As for doing it to take control of the hand, it totally depends on the read. I tend to think people get tied to the pot if you cap in this spot. There will be 8 SB's in the pot if you cap meaning he's now getting odds to draw to his overcards.