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Isolation Qs - basic premise

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    Default Isolation Qs - basic premise

    Ok Id just like to hear some thoughts on isolation and the range of hands ppl like to iso with.

    Brief example which I find v common at all small stakes form 100nl below....

    assume 100bb stacks

    weak player (say a 30/8 passive) limp UTG or UTG+1
    Hero is in CO or BTN
    BTN (if we are CO) and blinds are either a mix of nits or tags

    We almost never expect to be 3 bet light!!

    Its a really simple kinda spot but id like to hear thoughts.....
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    This is where my post in the beginner forum comes in.

    If this guy folds a lot of flops, I'll isolate with almost ATC because my value comes from c-betting almost all flops and him folding a lot. I'm happy to raise a touch more v's this guy PF also to build the pot.

    If this guy is a station postflop, then I isolate with any two cards T or higher, dont c-bet as much as normal (v's some guys hardly at all) if I miss, but value bet fairly large any pair I hit. I'm happy to raise this slightly lower PF if its still likely to isolate him, since my value comes from value betting postflop, so risk the minimum when I miss.

    Thats obvious with fairly extreme cases, and the rest of the table matters.
    Just dipping my toes back in.

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