And now I'm a LAG? 3-betting TP into a monotone board...

[jtr]

Thanks very much for the link to this thread. Excellent advice. In hindsight I can certainly see that all my 3-bet achieved was frightening a passive player into calling all the way with a better hand. That can't be a good outcome. So I should either a) fold immediately, as the guy is really passive, b) call the flop raise so as not to look like a total pushover, but invest no more unless I improve somehow, c) call down to the river if no more clubs come.

Do you have a preference for any of these lines? I'm leaning towards a).

[cov47]

I think my line here with no read is probably bet the flop, call the raise, check/call to the showdown.

Three betting here I don't think is awful, but you won't push anyone out by three betting here if they were willing to call the raise. People who have a lone high club still call here. So really all three betting does is create a slightly bigger pot, when you may or may not have the advantage. If your read on these players is that they tend towards passive though, I think you have to assume you aren't likely enough to be ahead to 3-bet.