AQ 3bet pot

[ilovemypuppy]

I'd bet/fold $9.. but I wouldn't 3bet AQo at this level most of the time..

that doesnt sound right... why not?

because hes not advocating 3-betting AQ? AQ is a standard 3-bet for me because the standard villain at this level either calls way too much because he "already has money invested" or folds way too much. Ive been playing AQ in a 3bet pot much more cautiously lately because i was stacking off to AK too much. But to not 3bet it is leaving money on the table because we take the pot down preflop so much.

I hate that reasoning to 3-bet because "we take it down preflop". We have position, and we fold out almost all worse hands than AQ that he's raising. He's not calling 3-bets too lightly (AJ and less), so we either win a small pot when we hit our TP or we lose a big pot when he hits a set or when he has AK.

If you're all excited about taking down 4bb, 3-bet with hands that don't play well on the flop (J2o, 94o.. just complete trash). AQ has a bunch of equity against his raising range, but that equity gets cut greatly when we 3-bet because his 3-bet calling range is a lot narrower than his raising range.

As played, c-bet ~8-9 and fold to a shove. If you're not c-betting here when you have overcards and backdoor draws, you probably shouldn't be 3-betting it. This sounds not smart, but when you only c-bet here with JJ+, he can take the pot away when we have overcards, but fold when we bet.