Playing vs 3Bet/4Bet

Depend on how wide they're 3betting

-When they have a nutted range, we don't defend any weak hands

Defend more when blinds 3bet- compared to UTG 3bet

-If they have a bluffing range, we should defend more

SIZING- is extremely important

-we can overfold when they 3bet very large

THINK OF VILLAIN'S 3BETTING RANGE

-defend way more suited hands

-hands like A8o we'll be dominated most of the time
-is he loose aggro? is he tight passive?
-defend according to their range

POSITIONS

-WHEN IN POSITION:

we can defend wider range- suited connectors, offsuit broadways

-we have positional advantage and can control pot size

-Can flat monsters to trap

-WHEN OUT OF POSITION

-Defend tighter range- strongest suited connectors, strong offsuit broadways

-Almost always 4bet with monsters [AA,KK] for max value

HEADS UP OR MULTIWAY?

-HEADS UP

we can defend most offsuit broadways (when IP)

good top pair will be strong enough

defend less with baby pairs and suited connectors

-MULTIWAY

Defend less with offsuit broadways

Defend more with baby pairs, suited connectors, suited aces- implied odds

Becareful with lower SCs when pot gets huge- may get overflushed

EFFECTIVE STACKSIZE

-Shallow (20-75BB)

Defend with good offsuit broadways- hit good top pair and stack off postflop

Dont defend with low pocket pair, lower SCs- less implied odds

-Deeper stacks (75BB+)

Dont defend with offsuit broadways

Defend more with lower pocket pairs, lower SCs, suited Ax- more implied odds

4BETTING

-Who 3bet? Position? Range?

-Only 4bet for value [QQ+, AK] against most players

-IP we can flat 3bet with AK, QQ

-OOP we rather 4bet

-Multiway vs squeeze we should 4bet to prevent good odds to villain to flat

What to do when villain 3bet a ton?

-Call lighter as we need less equity to call

-Increase our 4bet range only a bit

-Can open raise a bit tighter to be able to call most hands to a 3-bet

POLARIZED 4BET RANGE

-eg. KK,AA and A2s-A5s to balance

UTG VS EARLY POSITION 3BET (UTG vs UTG+1, MP, CO)
-they have more nutted range -> fold suited broadways and continue with 77+, AQs and AKo
-depend on villain- if aggro we 4bet AKo. AKs but if vs nit- we only flat
-our 4bet bluff range only against aggro opponents (only suited hands)- A5s, AJs
-only flat QQ, JJ vs 3bet
-fold AQo and worse vs unknown + nits as we're often dominated

UTG VS BLINDS 3BET
-call wider-> suited broadways, suited gappers, AJs+, AKo

DEFEND TIGHTER VS EARLIER POSITION 3BET 

DEFEND WIDER VS LATER POSITION 3BET- [ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE POSITION]

HOWEVER DEPENDS ON THE PLAYER TYPE (NIT, AGGRO, MANIAC)
VS TIGHT PASSIVE PLAYER-> OVERFOLD VS 3BET
VS WEAKER OPPONENTS- WE RAISE CALL SUITED CONNECTORS AS WE HAVE AN EDGE POSTFLOP

MP/LP VS 3BET
We can defend wider vs blinds 3bet (all pocket pairs, suited aces and suited broadways)
vs earlier position 3bet, we defend tighter as their range is stronger
We can 4bet lighter vs blinds for value [TT, JJ, QQ]
We can add 4bet bluff with A2s-A5s (only suited wheels)

WHEN WE FEEL DOMINATED BY ATLEAST 1 PLAYER-> MUCK OUR HAND