"This three-bet size is not ideal at all. When faced with a three-bet that is only 10,000 more, both the preflop raiser and the caller are getting excellent pot odds, meaning they should continue almost every time. This would be fine if Hero had an extremely strong hand like A-A that is unlikely to get outdrawn, but most flops bring at least one overcard to pairs like nines, and unpaired hands are unlikely to make a pair."
"If I wanted to three-bet with 9-9, I would have gone all-in for 56,000 total. While this will force many marginal and weak hands to fold, our Hero will often scoop the 12,000 pot with no showdown. When he happens to get called, he will usually be against a decently strong range of big pairs, A-K and A-Q, but even that is not too terrible because Hero will win roughly 35% of the time."
"Calling to try to see a favorable flop is also acceptable, especially if the initial raiser is overly tight (meaning he will rarely fold to any three-bet). As expected, both opponents called the 14,000 three-bet. The flop came . Hero checked and then folded when the initial raiser bet 12,000 into the 45,200 pot."
"While this may seem like an innocuous hand because Hero made an easy check-fold in a multi-way pot on a flop that is awful for him, he was completely unaware that a simple all-in before the flop would have likely won the pot with relatively litt"
A loose player opened to 4,000 with 56,000 effective stacks, and a tight player called in the cutoff. The small blind three-bet to 14,000 with 9-9, a sizing that was not ideal because it offered excellent pot odds to both opponents. Many flops contain overcards that reduce the value of unpaired hands, making it unlikely to improve. A better approach with 9-9 would be an all-in for the full stack, forcing folds and often winning without a showdown. If called, 9-9 still has meaningful equity versus ranges containing big pairs and high cards. The hand ended with a check-fold on a flop where the initial raiser bet 12,000 into a large pot.
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