S01 - E02 - Preflop 3-Betting

Question 1

Preflop 3-Betting

Sizing

Answer 1

• 3x IP
• 4x OOP
• 4.5x-5x in BB (polarized)
• Bump up sizing vs small open raise

Question 2

Preflop 3-Betting

3-Bet Bluff not from BB

Answer 2

• Suited Ax
• Suited broadways, offsuit from later position
• Some suited connectors

Avoid:

• Small pairs (33)
• Weak offsuit broadways and Ax (KT/A9)
• Weak gapped SC (64s/97s/J8s)

Question 3

Preflop 3-Betting

3-Bet Bluff from BB

Answer 3

• vs BTN
  Add hands like Q8s/J7s
• vs SB
  K8/A2/T2s

Question 4

Preflop 3-Betting

Stack Size

Answer 4

• SPR
• When effective stacks are smaller, we want to size our 3-bet slightly smaller (and vice versa)
• Don’t widen range, think of reversed implied odds