3-Bet 77 on the button?

Backstabr · #1 04-12-2005, 05:48 PM

Just sat down. Looks like he's trying to steal. Normally I would call, maybe fold to a solid EP raiser, but I thought I'd try and mix up my game. Is this a good bet or did I just get lucky? How to procede if the flop had brought, say, a 6 instead of a 7?

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Preflop: Hero is Button with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 7[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img].
5 folds, CO raises, Hero 3-bets, 2 folds, CO calls.

Flop: (7.50 SB) 7[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO bets, Hero raises, CO calls.

Turn: (5.75 BB) 6[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets, CO calls.

River: (7.75 BB) 2[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] (2 players)
CO checks, Hero bets, CO calls.

Final Pot: 9.75 BB

Entity · #2 04-12-2005, 05:49 PM

100% perfect.

TripleH68 · #3 04-12-2005, 05:57 PM

This is not a bad play, but as you stated it would make more sense with a read. Did you consider smooth calling the flop to raise the turn? If villain does not hold an ace this line may get you more $.

Ianco15 · #4 04-12-2005, 06:00 PM

This is a fold or raise situation. And in situations like that I usually like to raise. Well done.

k000k · #5 04-12-2005, 06:10 PM

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100% perfect.

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Ya, because if you shut out the blinds, you're better than a coinflip against overcards, against a player who could very well just be trying to steal anyways. Postflop is easy!

Rambino · #6 04-12-2005, 06:42 PM

Agree that this was well played (not sure I would have the balls for the 3-bet, but will keep this one in mind for future reference).

But I also wonder at the next question - what if there is no 7 on the flop? Is that a check/fold, given the ace? What is the line without the 7?

Anybody have thoughts?

bweiser8311962 · #7 04-12-2005, 06:54 PM

I think there are two schools of thought:

1) I want to see a cheap flop with 7s.

2) If I 3-bet and an ace comes, but no 7, if I continue to play aggressively, I may scare off moderate hands that might think I have AA. I've done this kind of thing a couple of times ... it works about 60 percent of the time.