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Message: [QUOTE="gustav197poker, post: 6126504, member: 393841"] From MP the aperture range feels quite strong on a long table. Against that perception the SB has very few hands that want to play passively. In fact, it is best to combine a 3-bet range with possessions that wish to avoid post-flop play. Among these holdings are those hands that could have some connectivity. And certainly a combo suit and double gap is not the best candidate to attempt the robbery, but it does not seem totally crazy to me either. The reason is in the hands that your opponent is blocking. A combo: T7s is blocking combinations that have a low impact on your range. For example: A7s; K7s; Q7s; J7s; T7s; 76s. Such hands are more infrequent to open from middle positions at a long table. I'm not saying we can't open with those hands, but it's less likely. Instead it is more likely to open from MP with hands like: ATs; KTs; QTs. That is, the villain blocks a greater number of hands than hero does not open from MP. Therefore, his hand is a candidate to bluff a% of time to balance his range with the times that hero is more wide in aperture. On the flop V checks on the wet texture. When he does this SB could have in his range: 1) A number of hands that have some defensible value, but are relatively vulnerable for this board. 2) Also V could have very strong hands that are inducing to bet the hero. 3) Finally the V could have a number of weak hands that are giving up. Although if V is competent, he could sometime bluff with a hand from this group. So when hero bets on the flop, he is getting value mainly from group 1 hands. The other combinations do not provide additional EV. That is why we are looking for a small size with our flop bet. The standard is 1/3 pot. Half pot is too much for texture and if villain is an average 50NL player he will quickly fold all dominated hands. And he will only continue with the top of his range. An important line is completed on the turn. It is not unreasonable to include in range V at least 4 combos: KT that now formed a straight. The river doesn't change anything and now the V has led with a bet of 2/3 pot. I suppose you've been unlucky, but V's bet doesn't seem blocking but a bit polarized expecting you to call with the weak hands that you wanted to protect on the flop. Most likely, V wants to get value from the stronger Axs that hero opened from a starting position. And if SB called your big flop bet, you should think that the most likely bluffs of V be oriented the Kxs and maybe the K of spade, that didn't complete his flush draw. The rest should beat you in this texture. Greetings. [/QUOTE]

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