Hi all,

My last cash session was great. Usually, I try to play my standard game at these tables. My 3 bet and stealing ranges are tight and I try to play for value for most of the time.

Of course, depending on the villains, things can change. In this hand, I decided to 3bet this very aggressive villain (46/36 over 147 hands) because he was trying to be the table captain way too often (10% 3bet and 58% attempt to steal). He actually reraised me twice before, but I had medium pocket pairs, so...I folded. This villain is not a complete maniac, though...he can fold (unlike most donkeys at these tables).

I wonder if the reasoning line is correct, or what would you do in my situation.

Here is what happened:

CD Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (4 handed) - Party-Poker Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

UTG ($6.15)
Button ($4.85)
SB ($4.36)
Hero (BB) ($9.78)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 9, A

With this hand I was going to isolate any limper and I decided to 3bet the aggro-villain as well and, if necessary, make a bluff of it.

UTG bets $0.08, 2 folds, Hero raises $0.22, UTG calls $0.16

Flop: ($0.49) 5, 2, 10 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG checks


I checked the flop for 2 reasons:
1) He is much more afraid of me, since his range is wide and I 3bet him. So, I decided to check to him (thats how I would play if I had a monster).
2) He was betting 47% of the flops, so...if he bets, I 3bet. If he does not bet, he actually is suspicious of something or missed the flop completely (which I think is the case).


Turn: ($0.49) 4 (2 players)
Hero checks, UTG bets $0.30, Hero raises $0.92, 1 fold

Turn is blank. I check to him again because a bet here would be seen as a bluff and he could come on top of me. His hand has probably not improved and a reraise could make him fold here. Fortunately, he folded. If he called here, I was c/f the river...if he reraise my raise, easy fold.

Total pot: $1.09

Results:
Hero had 9, A (high card, Ace).
Outcome: Hero won $1.64