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I would 3bet a raise in a heartbeat.

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[img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] Why would he come to life with 88 now?

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With an UTG raiser and 3 cold callers, do you open up your 3betting range or close it down?

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But even if he did make a correct pf-cc with 88, why would he smooth call the flop and turn?

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He doesn't want to get pushed off the best hand.

If you raise the turn with 88, you have to fold to a 3 bet. Don't you?

The way I see it though:

I'm 3betting preflop with a fairly wide range. If I'm feeling frisky and my opposition plays poorly, I'm 3bettting
AQs, AJs, 77, 88, 99, KQs maybe even ATs, QJs, JTs, T9s, 66-22 depending on how weak/aggressive my opponents are.

If I'm Villian, I'm calling down AKs, any pair etc.

As Villian, on the river:
I'm raising AK to fold another AK and folding to a 3bet.
I'm raising any medium pair for value expecting to get called by smaller pairs and maybe AK.
And I'm obviously raising and capping 66, 55, A5s.

I think there is a lot of weaker hands that raise this river.
I think there are a few that raise and call a 3bet.
I think there are quite a few that raise and fold to a 3bet.
I think ONLY hands that beat us are raising and capping.

There's every chance in the world I'm wrong. It wouldn't be the first time and it won't be the last. My 2c.