Monday, October 5, 2009

3 betting the button from the BB - Blind protection

As I'm trying to shore up & increase my BB/100 rate, I'm thinking about a whole slew of options. In addition to the positional 3 bet of pocket pairs pre-flop, I am toying with the button steal. Thanks to Poker Tracker, I am able to monitor the attempted steal % of each player. Below is an example of an 18/12 regular who has an attempted steal of > 40%. I can steal right back with any two cards. You can file this under 3 betting; it is probably easier to steal a pot outright from an aggressive button stealer rather than 3 betting an early raise. See below:

Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 7 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/313427
The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

CO: $10.00
BTN: $21.95
SB: $50.00
Hero (BB): $74.65
UTG: $56.50
UTG+1: $9.00
MP: $9.55

Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with Jh Kd
4 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.50, 1 fold
Attempted steal % is 42%. Easy situation for re-steal. In this case, I may very well have the better hand, but regardless, I am shutting him down because I'm fairly certain he can't stand a re-raise. I'd make this same move with 72o.

Final Pot: $3.25
Hero wins $3.25

2 comments:

  1. Challenge: Make this move with 72o when you are in the BB and faced with a 3x raise from the button with a steal % >40.

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  2. Is Q6o good enough or does it need to be 72o?

    Full Tilt Poker $0.25/$0.50 No Limit Hold'em - 8 players - http://www.thehandconverter.com/hands/313840
    The Official DeucesCracked.com Hand History Converter

    CO: $10.00
    BTN: $51.05
    SB: $66.05
    Hero (BB): $40.35
    UTG: $11.25
    UTG+1: $15.40
    MP1: $7.75
    MP2: $14.95

    Pre Flop: ($0.75) Hero is BB with Qc 6s
    5 folds, BTN raises to $1.50, 1 fold, Hero raises to $3.50, 1 fold

    Final Pot: $3.25
    Hero wins $3.25


    AS% = 35%

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