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Villain is a reg at zoom 500, allthough I have only played ~ 300 hands with him, I know just because he is 4 tabling zoom + has ragish stats. Seems quite LAG after that somewhat small sample:
VP: 27 PFR: 23 3bet: 11 AFQ: 48.
3bet vs steal is significantly higher than 3bet in general (sb vs steal 20, bb 21)

I know that the sample is small, but I think it is safe to say he is looking to resteal, I actually think that a lot of agressive players 3bet especially much vs ppl they haven't played too muchg against, for they hope to be viewed as unknowns, and correctly suspect that many regs don't want to play to light vs unknowns.

Preflop and Flop is standard given his wide range. My range for calling flop is approximatly 66-99, AQ, AJ and ATs most of the time, A8s, T8s, 98s, 87s, KQ, KJ, KTs,

On the turn I would often fold, but this time decided that villain probably still has a wide range. Given that I fold AQ, AJ and AT, T8s, 87s unless I pick up spades, as well as 66 and 77, I fold a lot, and since I do think villain can brl light, I think A8 is an ok float on the turn. Considering turning my hand into a bluff when checked to, certainly on a and maybe even on a brick, since I expect most players to not really have a C/C range with 1 PSB left on the river without history. I could not have air in that spot anyway, and want to vbet sets and KQ, maybe KJ.

On the river I would fold to a jam since I have the bottom of my range. Interestingly he decides to bet ~ 27% pot. with 107% pot left. I don't really know what to make of that with no history. In the moment I thought it more likly that he would do that with a K or maybe AA, and than most likely fold to a jam, since I can't really have air, and he has no reason to suspect that I would turn hands into a bluff in a reasonably frequency. That he is on a bluff, just trying to get me to herofold is possible, but unlikely. Or he is inducing. Which?



Poker Stars $2.50/$5 No Limit Hold'em - 6 players - View hand 1833303
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BTN: $672.32
SB: $702.44
BB: $500.00
UTG: $532.11
MP: $250.00
Hero (CO): $758.05

Pre Flop: ($7.50) Hero is CO with 8 A
2 folds, Hero raises to $15, 1 fold, SB raises to $51, 1 fold, Hero calls $36

Flop: ($107.00) 8 K 2 (2 players)
SB bets $54, Hero calls $54

Turn: ($215.00) 9 (2 players)
SB bets $122, Hero calls $122

River: ($459.00) 6 (2 players)
SB bets $122, Hero raises to $531.05 all in

Villain's 3bet range is (should be) a function of how wide and the size you open with in the CO.

If villain is pretty wide but not jamming wide (the fact that you flat with 99, 88 seems to indicate this) I prefer to 4bet pre flop. With such an aggro player in the SB I also prefer min-raising pre flop.

If villain does jam wide flatting pre flop is fine.

Flop: Pretty std call

Turn: Not so std. Mostly because your pre flop ranges are a little off. When you are flatting A8s you should not have AQ in your range.

River: Cannot remember the last time a reg gay bet folded the river.

Edit: If you min-raise pre flop your range can include AQ - but I guess that is obv.

hm, as to flating vs. 4beting with various parts of my range: I have only 300 hands on the guy, so way too little to say anything about his 4bet frequencies. (Obviously I could have a read from seeing him 3bet/bet something ridic., but i don't). Only thing I almost know, is that he is playing somewhat LAG, from his VP, PFR and 3b.

So, I am pretty sure flating A8s ip is+ ev, where I don't know if 4beting is better or worse. With AQ I am pretty sure, that both is plus ev, but my standard assumption is that flatting, floating almost any flop is more + ev, since I keep in the hands I dominate and it is likely he brls on the cards I hit.

But I think I agree with you on the river. Probably got carried away. Most Regs just don't take these lines for other reasons then to induce.