Re: typical situation where I still dont\' know what I like
Though I understand why conventional wisdom is to 3-bet here, I actually think it's easier to play by just calling. First, this is online so the BB is mor elikely to fold to the raise anyway. Second, if he plays and you flop favorably, you can checkraise the button who will bet any flop like 100% of the time and put him in the middle for two bets. If you 3-bet and they both call and the flop comes with overs you are probably going to spray a bit in this big pot you've created. If BB drops to your reraise, you will bet most flops and he can prob play perfectly against you.
The big advantage of 3-betting pre (besides poss. getting BB out) is having the betting lead in a heads up spot. If you both miss, he may fold now but you wouldn't win the pot if you hadn't reraised. Though online, I find there is less advantage to this and they will peel with most anything and the turn will be a tough spot.
So...rambling done. I like to call here, reraise sometimes.
Jeff
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