Having a postflop 3-bet bluffing range on a range-advantage board
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Hero raises to $0.30 in MP with 77s. Both blinds call. Flop is Kd 9h 5s. Hero c-bets for $0.30. SB folds. BB raises to $1.20. Hero 3-bets to $3. BB folds.
My rationale taking this line: Flop is range advantageous for me, however being multiway, I'm splitting my frequencies between betting/checking. With 77s, I think betting 1/3 pot is better than checking back for protection purposes. When BB decides to raise 4x my bet, my thinking is that he shouldn't have too many value flop raises in this spot. Villain has roughly 15 value combos (99, 55, K9). His bluffs/mergey protection raises would come from the 5x and 9x region. Villain may also be raising some KX such as KQ and KJ, though less likely. I obviously can't call with 77s here despite having a backdoor straight and the naked 7 to improve so I choose to 3-bet as a bluff since it is one of my lowest equity hands. Didn't think I needed to 3-bet too big as villain is going to be quite inelastic here.
Any thoughts? I feel that a lot of players tend to overfold such spots on a dry range advantageous board.
Hero raises to $0.30 in MP with 77s. Both blinds call. Flop is Kd 9h 5s. Hero c-bets for $0.30. SB folds. BB raises to $1.20. Hero 3-bets to $3. BB folds.
My rationale taking this line: Flop is range advantageous for me, however being multiway, I'm splitting my frequencies between betting/checking. With 77s, I think betting 1/3 pot is better than checking back for protection purposes. When BB decides to raise 4x my bet, my thinking is that he shouldn't have too many value flop raises in this spot. Villain has roughly 15 value combos (99, 55, K9). His bluffs/mergey protection raises would come from the 5x and 9x region. Villain may also be raising some KX such as KQ and KJ, though less likely. I obviously can't call with 77s here despite having a backdoor straight and the naked 7 to improve so I choose to 3-bet as a bluff since it is one of my lowest equity hands. Didn't think I needed to 3-bet too big as villain is going to be quite inelastic here.
Any thoughts? I feel that a lot of players tend to overfold such spots on a dry range advantageous board.
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You could have also double-barreled for a larger sizing on the flop and turn (again thanks to range advantage). There are a lot of overcards to come out to your pair, but you would still have range advantage either way. This line would likely reduce the chance BB check-raises.
Thanks for pointing out ''players conditioned to raise when they see an underbet sizing'', didn't think about that aspect which would definitely lend him to having more bluffs.
I agree with you that a larger sizing on the flop reduces BB check-raising frequency. However, using that larger size would also narrow his continuing range and he would be more condensed to hands that have 77s beat. The protection bet (betting small) benefits outweighs the negative event in which BB check raises.
I agree with you that 77s isn't exactly the best bluff to pull from given that I do block some gutshots, would rather do this with say 44s. However, checking back 77s there and letting 2 opponents see a free turn where half the deck is bad for me doesn't sound that good to me. I'd much rather try and fold out the cumulative equity share of 2 opponents by betting small. If my 3-bet gets called, I'm shutting down barring a miracle 7. Pertaining to the last point about just checking back to avoid being check-raised, if I check back, I don't really see a way I can reach showdown or win the pot as I can't really bluff-catch with 77s given its unblocking qualities you have listed facing a bet on the turn or river.
Folding out those hands you mentioned seems like a good enough reason to me. Sure, there will be times I get called and be beat. So we have to discern whether the underbet will generate enough fold equity to outweigh the times we get called and are beat, and for me I think its a clear yes.