DDBeast's Big $16.50 Member Review (2)

Discussion for DDBeast's Big $16.50 Member Review (2).

lefebvre- Glad you enjoyed it. Regarding the ATs hand. I would say flatting > 3 Bet >>>folding. Our hand is just so pretty and plays so well post flop, we're definitely not just playing "fit or fold" post flop. When comparing what to do versus a min-raise or 3 Bet here, I would actually say we should be more likely to flat when he makes a larger raise. If we 3 Bet against his 3bb open we're dumping the value with a strong hand in position that plays well postflop and instead likely deciding whether or not to get in a marginal holding preflop. Merging a 3B range here doesn't really make sense without some history. Of course things would be different if we were OOP. Also, with the short stack in the SB, I'm not too worried. We have the top of our flatting range and are thrilled to get it in with him, it just depends on how aggro the original opener is going to isolate, which I wouldn't expect to be crazy wide.

Of course 3x opens aren't as common nowadays and almost always indicate a weak player so let's go with that assumption regarding 3x opens. If it's a standard aggressive opener I would decide between flatting and 3B/folding with a small pair. The weaker the player is post-flop, the more likely I am to flat (admittedly I wouldn't do it with much less than 40bbs). If he's opening a lot of pots but bowing down to 3-bets/further aggression I would probably 3B/fold. If we're dealing with someone pretty laggy and creative, then I'm leaning towards flatting or folding. It feels kind of weak to say that, but if he 4-bets you're either calling off your stack or 5betting all in with no fold equity, which is just too much equity to risk, I think. Of course 66/77 I think is very different from 22/33/44.

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