Re: BB defense...this is ugly
You can't fold K-Jo to a late raise heads up when you are in the BB. If you fold in this spot routinely, you are getting run over in the blinds.
You also can't auto 3 bet with this hand like it's a world beater every time, because it isn't. It may be right to do so sometimes, but in this case, with the information given in the original post, it isn't for 2 reasons:
1) The raiser is tight
2) The raiser is coming in from the CO, not the button. It DOES make a difference.
Calling is fine.
Your flop bet was raised, which should give you some information. If he had missed this flop, he would be hard pressed to continue on. Unless he has a big [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], an ace, nine or decent PP, your bet puts a lot of pressure on him. But, he raised, indicating he is not going away and he has one of those things (unless he is on a total bluff). In order for your three bet semibluff to be worthwhile, you really have to put him on EXACTLY a big [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] draw, otherwise you are putting money in as an underdog. Also, if you do catch your flush, he may toss it.
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