Two things @ RPM

1. Whatever that article says, when you add in the equity of his, "4b/fold range: 4 combos (20% of 4betting range)" 3 betting KK will become +ev.

2. Its true you could probably 3bet bluff atc profitably here, but that doesn't mean you should, or that I'm advocating that strategy. The reason we don't though is for a very specific reason. Any time we exploit a player who is paying attention, we lose some future equity because that same play becomes less profitable In the immediate future.

Also, when we choose widen our 3bet bluffing range, we may be adding hands that are less profitable. That's why 3betting something like 8To here would be a mistake. That hand uses up our profitable spot, but the play is much closer to marginal than If we had waited around for a decent hand.

The thing is I doubt you can give me a good reason why you would 3bet bluff A9o, but not ATo or A7o.

@ Chatzilla I think 3 betting small PPs is shit terrible in this spot. When we 3bet a small PP we hit some kind of equity sooooo infrequently. The only times I would advocate 3betting small PPs are potentially deep IP (not sure at all about this, Id probably still rather have 78s), or if we have enough of a 4betting dynamic with a villain, and felt 3betting with the intension of 5 bet jam/bluffing would be profitable. In that situations small PPs are great because their equity is so much better against somewhat light stack off ranges than a SC or something or other hands we might end up stacking off with.

To ilustrate that point:
Hand 0: 39.044% 38.83% 00.22% 223374456 1256664.00 { 55 }
Hand 1: 60.956% 60.74% 00.22% 349446360 1256664.00 { JJ+, AQs+, AQo+ }

Hand 0: 33.065% 21.17% 11.89% 169669740 95303310.00 { AQo}
Hand 1: 66.935% 55.04% 11.89% 441081912 95303310.00 { JJ+, AQs+, AQo+ }

Hand 0: 31.727% 31.46% 00.27% 114203284 968370.00 { JTs }
Hand 1: 68.273% 68.01% 00.27% 246868424 968370.00 { JJ+, AQs+, AQo+ }

That being said, I feel like this definitely isn't one of thoes spots, and small PPs just arent going to play as well. When we 3bet a hand IP, our position and initiative Is going to put us in a ton of spots where we are able to utilize every bit of equity we pick up, and for this reason I feel SC etc play much better in this spot. Then again, I have no problem with 3 betting primarily hands that block our opponents continuing range.

Btw, this a standard flat with AXs for everyone?