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Message: [QUOTE="GreenDaddy1, post: 6259843, member: 337531"] I've got a bit out of control with my 3 betting since I moved over to using 3 bet or fold, could use some help redefining my ranges and importantly WHY I'm 3 betting rather than calling or folding. Feel like I need to totally start over and rebuild from the ground up, be reminded of a few basic concepts. I'm mostly at 5nl right now, so keep that in mind. If I go back to basics, I know that basically we can outline three purposes behind 3 betting: 1. Value. We need to be getting value from our big hands that have a lot of equity. This range might vary a bit depending on villain position/range and our position. At the micros we can probably just stick to a tight linear range of value 3 bets. 2. Bluffs. Additional 3 bets we can do in position vs villains who open a wide range and/or have a high fold to 3 bet. We can employ this in the blinds vs wide steal ranges. We can also bluff on the button vs a player with very high fold to 3 bet, but should be thinking about whether the blinds are likely to complicate things by cold calling the 3 bet and making it a multiway post flop. We're looking for [B]folds[/B] here, but we want to bluff hands that are going to give us easy decisions on the flop about whether we continue or just give up quickly. Such hands are suited aces and suited connectors. Low pairs are another option, and even any ace or suited kings in some circumstances. At the micros we probably do not want to go overboard with the bluffs, preferring to stay out of trouble. Sticking to suited aces (particularly A2s-A5s) is not a bad way to go to ease into it. 3. Isolating weak loose players and fish we want to be heads up against post flop and in position. This is also a type of value 3 bet, because we can extract value with a wider range of hands vs weak opposition who will either pay us off with weak made hands or overfold post flop when we show aggression. A final thing I need clarified is whether I go back to doing any [B]cold calling[/B], eg: a) on the button b) in the big blind c) to keep a fish yet to act involved d) to stop a nit/tag from folding out everything except the likes of KK+ and AK. e) multiway when I am in position and have good implied odds and 3 betting just seems pointless. Some seem to be adamant these days to never call, others will do it in cases like I've outlined here. Hands like AQ, AJ & KQ are tempting to cold call when we can't justify a 3 bet. Medium and low pocket pairs are tempting to call full stop. Example: A nit opens UTG and we're in the CO with AQo, if we 3 bet he continues with a very strong range of maybe just KK+ and AK. If we call we have his whole 10-15% range still in, despite the risk of getting squeezed. Or same situation but we have 99. What are we doing here? So please also help me once and for all solve the issue of whether I am doing any cold calling whatsoever! As a basis for building microstakes ranges, is there anything critical I am missing here? Or anything I have misunderstood? Grateful for any help, ranges, links to other ranges or articles etc. Thanks. [/QUOTE]

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