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If you think you have a lot of preflop or post-flop fold equity<\/a> (meaning you expect your opponent to fold to sheer aggression too often), three-betting is a strong play. However, given your opponent is tight and aggressive, indicating their range should be decently strong, it is best to call and try to flop well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Action: You elect to call and the big blind calls as well. The flop comes A\u2660<\/strong><\/strong>-Q\u2665<\/mark><\/mark><\/strong><\/strong>-3\u2663<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>. Your opponents check to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pot:<\/strong> 1,025 It is important to figure out if the initial raiser has many aces in their range<\/a>. If they do, you should definitely check behind. If they do not, it is fine to make a small or medium bet. You do not want to bet too large because then most worse hands<\/a> except a queen will fold, resulting in you often putting in a decent amount of money poorly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Checking behind is also nice because you will never face a check-raise. In general, when you have a decently strong hand<\/a> that cannot confidently continue against a check-raise, you should often check behind (assuming your opponents are capable of check-raising).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Action: You check and the turn card is the J\u2660. The big blind checks and the UTG+1 player bets 500.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pot:<\/strong> 1,525 There is no point in raising because your opponent will usually call all better hands and fold most worse ones. Once the UTG+1 player bets, it is easy for them to have a better hand, like K-10, A-J, and Q-J. However, they could also be betting K-Q, K-J, or Q-10, which you beat, as well as sporadic bluffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually, when players bet small on the turn, they are holding a wide range of marginal made hands, many of which you beat. Calling is the only play that makes sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Action:<\/strong> You call and the big blind folds. The river is the 7\u2660 and your opponent checks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Pot:<\/strong> 2,025 You now have the option to value bet or check behind. It is reasonable for your opponent to have some better A-x, but they may play almost all of them differently earlier in the hand, usually by betting the flop. Most likely, your opponent has a queen or jack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unless your opponent is either overly tricky such that they will have a lot of traps or overly tight such that they will fold a queen to a river bet, you should bet for value. Do not bet using a large size because that will often result in most opponents folding their Q-x and J-x. Bet using a small size of roughly half pot in order to extract a call.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPlaying The Flop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Board:<\/strong> A\u2660-Q\u2665-3\u2663
Effective Stack:<\/strong> 97 Big Blinds Effective<\/p>\n\n\n\nProceeding With Flopped Top Pair<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Playing The Turn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Board:<\/strong> A\u2660-Q\u2665<\/mark>-3\u2663-J\u2660<\/strong>
Effective Stack:<\/strong> 97 Big Blinds Effective<\/p>\n\n\n\nFacing A Bet With A Paired Ace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Playing The River<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Board:<\/strong> A\u2660-Q\u2665<\/mark>-3\u2663-J\u2660<\/strong>-7\u2660<\/strong>
Effective Stack:<\/strong> 94 Big Blinds Effective<\/p>\n\n\n\nExtracting Value On The River<\/h3>\n\n\n\n