Congratulations if you made it this far, and I hope most of it made sense and you can understand the theory behind 3-betting lightly and how it can be profitable.Just be sure not to abuse 3-betting and you will be fine. Everyone else folds and the button calls.Your range going into the flop is 22+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, 98s, 87s, 76s, 65s, AJo+, KQo, visualized here:Small Blind 3-Bet vs Button Range Recommended in the Your opponent’s range going into the flop is 99-22, AQs-A9s, A5s-A4s, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, 65s, AQo-AJo, KQo, visualized here:Button vs Small Blind 3-Bet Range Recommended in the And here is the PIOSolver solution for you on this J♠ T♠ 7Since we aren’t going to implement it, let’s figure out why the solver plays this way so we can improve our understanding of this spot. And again, we will use the 3-betting ranges from the You’re playing 100NL online with 100BB effective stacks. You would normally expect them to be holding something like QQ+ or AK to make this second raise before the flop.You might be wondering why it's called a 3-bet if there has only been two raises. However, if its going to be a +EV play you need to show some balls and play in the way that is going to make you the most money.Don't get me wrong though, 3-betting light isn't just to try and punish the loose raisers and hope that they fold. Not to mention taking away their initiative.Sure, making an extra reraise before the flop is going to be pretty damn scary, especially if you are 3-betting light.

Let’s take a look at two examples in which the player on the button raised, you 3-bet from the small blind, and the button called. Like last time, we’ll do this by asking a series of questions about how these ranges stack up against each other.Your equity in the small blind is 51.5%. So, you have a slight advantage, but nothing that really tips the scale.Like last time, now we need look at how many strong draws are in each player’s range.You can see a small edge in favor of your opponent (19% to your 16.3%), but again, not a huge difference.Now, because no human could pull off the complex mixed strategy suggested by PioSolver, we need to “humanize” the strategy. The button raises to $2.50 and you 3-bet from the small blind to $9.

If a player makes a raise before the flop in LP, they could have almost any hand under the sun. Last time you learned about c-betting in position (IP) as the 3-bettor on two different types of flops (coordinated and uncoordinated). There will be times when we get called when we 3-bet light, but that's not a problem. Here’s how to do that:Note: the pot is 195 chips in PIO, so the 129 chip bet used here is a 66% pot-sized betUsing this strategy results in losing 2% of the pot compared to the solver’s complex mixed strategy. Remember: In today’s games you’ll be 3-betting fairly frequently. 2/3 does the job and saves us money for when it doesn't work out.The beauty of 3-betting is that it gives you supreme power in the hand. I'd recommend dropping down a level to experiment with 3-betting and to find your feet with it.It's definitely a skill that is worth perfecting and adding to your game as a mid-stakes player (or for when you reach those levels).a lot of the time you are going to either have a strong hand or nothing at all, and in both of these situations you will want to cbet

Keep your 3-bets sized properly to your position and to the number of players left in the hand and you’ll make it easier on yourself in the long run. So don't be afraid to make that cbet, it's a +EV move over the long run.