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NL Holdem $0.25(BB) Poker Stars
Hero ($25)
BB ($18.96)
UTG ($3.32)
UTG+1 ($25)
CO ($34.04)
BTN ($25)

Dealt to Hero A K

fold, UTG+1 raises to $0.75, fold, BTN raises to $2.25, , Hero ?

mp is reg, btn is unkown

problem i have with this hand is that i look supperstrong when i cold 4bet.
So what to do here ? i just sat down

problem i have with this hand is that i look supperstrong when i cold 4bet.
So what to do here ? i just sat down

So you want to look weak right? do you think you look weak when you cold call the 3bet? They will give you a very strong range anyway. I would just 4bet-call for 2 reasons:
-It's not good for your game to only 4bet KK/AA
-It's nice to have some fold equity with AK, which we have.

I would also 4bet is this spot. also they see your as an uknown, and ppl tend to give up their medicore hands vs unknowns. beceuase they will think ( i will wait some hands to see what type of player he is)

So you want to look weak right? do you think you look weak when you cold call the 3bet? They will give you a very strong range anyway. I would just 4bet-call for 2 reasons:
-It's not good for your game to only 4bet KK/AA
-It's nice to have some fold equity with AK, which we have.

We don't need to balance our 4bet game in this situation IMO.

Judging by BTN's 3bet size and stack size he's not a complete newcomer. Do we have stats on MP? If we 4bet, it's a bluff, right? I just want to make sure we're on the same page. We are pretty much isolating ourselves against a range that has 60% against us if we 4bet call, which makes it about BE to 4bet/call based on pot odds and depending on our 4bet size.

Would people think I'm crazy if I considered folding? I'm thinking that 4bet/folding > folding > 4bet/calling > calling. I think calling the 5bet is slightly -EV if we 4bet to like 6$, and I don't think we are making $ enough to be OOP in a 3bet pot. Calling also gives MP the opportunity to setmine effectively. Basically, we'll either lose a small pot when we call then fold OTF, lose a big pot when our TPTK is no good, or win a pretty small pot when our TPTK is good.