{"id":2544838,"date":"2025-10-28T12:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?p=2544838"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:59:52","slug":"mtts-c-betting-on-ace-high-boards-in-3-bet-pots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/mtts-c-betting-on-ace-high-boards-in-3-bet-pots\/","title":{"rendered":"MTTs &#8211; C-Betting On Ace-High Boards in 3-Bet Pots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg\" alt=\"PeakGTO: PokerCoaching&#039;s free poker solver for GTO study\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner.jpg 815w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-746x103.jpg 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Peak-test-banner-768x106.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" width=\"815\" height=\"113\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>We already talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/mtt-dry-ace-high-board-c-bet-strategies\/\" title=\"\">c-betting on Ace-High boards in single raised pots<\/a>, so today we will concentrate on covering strategy for 3-bet pots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will examine different board textures on connected and dry boards to identify strategy differences after 3-betting preflop and summarize key takeaways for each section.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq uagb-faq__outer-wrap uagb-block-6c8e0367 uagb-faq-icon-row uagb-faq-layout-accordion uagb-faq-expand-first-false uagb-faq-inactive-other-true uagb-faq__wrap uagb-buttons-layout-wrap uagb-faq-equal-height     \" data-faqtoggle=\"true\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"wp-block-uagb-faq-child uagb-faq-child__outer-wrap uagb-faq-item uagb-block-3ba8316f \" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"uagb-faq-questions-button uagb-faq-questions\">\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M432 256c0 17.69-14.33 32.01-32 32.01H256v144c0 17.69-14.33 31.99-32 31.99s-32-14.3-32-31.99v-144H48c-17.67 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.33-31.99 32-31.99H192v-144c0-17.69 14.33-32.01 32-32.01s32 14.32 32 32.01v144h144C417.7 224 432 238.3 432 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-icon-active uagb-faq-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox= \"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M400 288h-352c-17.69 0-32-14.32-32-32.01s14.31-31.99 32-31.99h352c17.69 0 32 14.3 32 31.99S417.7 288 400 288z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uagb-question\"><strong>TLDR:<\/strong>\u00a0See AI summary of this article.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"uagb-faq-content\"><p><strong>In Position at 40bb:<\/strong> C-bet ~82% of range, always 1\/4-pot.<br><strong>In Position at 20bb:<\/strong> No 3-bet range here: vs CO open, you call or shove preflop instead.<br><strong>Out of Position at 40bb:<\/strong> Board smashes your 3-bet range so c-bet ~99%, 1\/4-pot. Opponent\u2019s call range whiffs often.<br><strong>Out of Position at 20bb:<\/strong> shove most offsuit Ax and pocket pairs preflop and 3-bet around 7% of your hands. After 3-betting, c-bet ~66% with small sizing.<br><br><strong>Quick takeaways:<\/strong><br>* On dry ace-high boards in 3-bet pots, use a small c-bet at a very high frequency, around 82% in position and 99% out of position at 40 bb.<br>* At 20 bb, the strategy shifts toward preflop shove-or-call decisions, but when a 3-bet pot does occur out of position, you should continue betting small and frequently postflop.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C-Betting On Ace-High Boards In Position &#8211; As7h2c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To start, we will dive deeper into an example of 3-betting from the button versus a cutoff open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hand is played 40 bb deep with 12.5% ante<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our opponent opens from the cutoff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We 3-bet from the button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CO calls to see the flop and checks to us<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s firstly look at a dry board of As7h2c to see our strategy in this situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-1024x574.png\" alt=\"C-Betting On Ace-High Boards In Position in 3-bet pots with 40bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-746x418.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20-1536x860.png 1536w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-20.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a significant range advantage in this spot, so we will be betting very aggressively and picking a small sizing of one-fourth the pot in all cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be more precise, we will <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/c-betting-in-poker\/\" title=\"\">c-bet<\/a> with almost 82% of our range and check with 18% of our <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-hands\/\" title=\"\">hands<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The only hands we are checking here at a higher freecuancy are top set, our weakest Ax hands like A4s and A6s, strong pocket pairs that do not need much production like KK and QQ, and then mix in some check-backs with weaker hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When our stacks drop to 20bb, we do not have a 3-betting range in this situation, so we either call or move all-in if we decide to play the hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-1024x575.png\" alt=\"MTT Preflop BTN Range vs CO Open on 20bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-23.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this situation, we call with the strongest hands like AA, KK, and some speculative holdings, and re-shove almost all other pocket pairs with our strongest Ax, and some of the broadways with good blockers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C-bet very aggressively on dry boards with over 80% of hands<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Always pick a small bet sizing of one-fourth the pot when continuing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not 3-bet with 20bb or less preflop and either fold, call, or move all-in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C-Betting On Ace-Card Boards OOP &#8211; As7h2c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, let\u2019s look at the same hand, but when we are playing it OOP. In this case, we face an open from the BTN and decide to 3-bet from the BB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key assumptions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hand is played 40bb deep with 12.5% ante<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Our opponent is opening from the button&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We 3-bet from the big blind<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The button calls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at As7h2c to see how we should adjust here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-1024x577.png\" alt=\"C-Betting On High-Card Boards OOP in 3-bet pots 40bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-21.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our 3-betting range here really hits the flop well, so the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/peakgto\" title=\"\">PeakGTO<\/a> solver suggests c-betting 99% of the time in this situation and once again sticking to a small c-bet size of one-fourth of the pot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many cases, the button will miss completely since their calling <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/ranges-in-poker\/\" title=\"\">range<\/a> is full of broadways and connectors that will have a hard time continuing even against a small bet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the stacks drop to 20bb, we will move all-in with a big part of the hands we want to raise against an open.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-1024x577.png\" alt=\"C-Betting On High-Card Boards OOP in shove or fold 20bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24-1536x865.png 1536w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-24.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes all pocket pairs up to TT, most of our offsuit Ax hands, and a few suited combinations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That being said, we still have a <a href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/3-bet-poker-strategy\/\" title=\"\">3-bet<\/a> range here and will do so with less than 7% of the hands while calling all other playable holdings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 3-betting, we will fire a c-bet around 66% of the time and stick to a small size in most situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-1024x576.png\" alt=\"C-Betting On High-Card Boards OOP in 3-bet pots 20bb\" class=\"wp-image-2544844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-746x420.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-373x210.png 373w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-22.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>C-bet your entire range on these dry board textures OOP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pick a small bet sizing of one-fourth the pot when c-betting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When stacks drop to 20bb, shove most offsuit Ax hands and pocket pairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After 3-betting with a polarized range with 20bb, pick a small c-bet after the flop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" 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We will examine different board textures on connected and dry boards to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":2544856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[883,16,41],"tags":[896],"class_list":["post-2544838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advanced-gto","category-poker-strategy","category-tournaments","tag-postflop"],"acf":{"peak_live_date":"20251028"},"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments-373x210.jpg",373,210,true],"medium":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments-746x420.jpg",746,420,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments-1024x576.jpg",1024,576,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments.jpg",1280,720,false],"author_image":["https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/C-Betting-On-Ace-High-Boards-in-3-Bet-Pots-in-tournaments-100x100.jpg",100,100,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Jonathan Little","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/jonathan_little\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We already talked about c-betting on Ace-High boards in single raised pots, so today we will concentrate on covering strategy for 3-bet pots. We will examine different board textures on connected and dry boards to [&hellip;]","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/160"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2544838"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544935,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544838\/revisions\/2544935"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}