25NL 3BP OOP Hand Review

25NL 3BP OOP Hand Review

116BB effective, GGpoker Ontario (geofenced pool)

Villain is a trying recreational who I play with regularly, only note is that he has sizing tells and I assume he is generally underbluffing and overcalling. Has VPIP/PFR of ~30/~20.

HJ open limps

Villain on CO opens to 4BB

Hero with AhQc 3! to 16BB

folds to CO, calls

Flop (33.4bb, 100bb behind): 3d 9c 2d

As PFR OOP I like checking range on this board. (I've been trying to build a b20 range in 3BPs both IP & OOP but typically only on boards with at least one broadway card).

V b33 (12.1bb)

I think for this size he is betting range, and while most 25NL opponents are very unbalanced and will usually just check when they miss flop, I think villain is capable of leveraging position to try to deny equity and fold out my non paired hands. I think his range consists of 55-JJ as well as suited broadways, maybe even some lower suited connectors. With his nutted hands being such a low % of his range I decide to target his middle strength hands and go for a 1-street bluff x/r.

Hero x/r 2.5x to 30bb

V calls relatively quickly

When V calls the X/R without much tanking I put him on pretty much only middle pocket pairs and some flush draw combos, though I discount some FD combos as I expect his strongest FDs would consider a 3! or jam on flop. Regardless I'm pretty much ready to give up on this hand though at this point unless I hit a pair, preferably a Q. I think he would have taken longer with 55 or 99 and 3! those at a pretty high frequency given there's a FD on board (despite that I don't have many FD combos in range, I think that at this most stake players put you on FD too often and fast play top of range in 3BPs at a high frequency).

Turn (93.4bb, 70bb behind): Qs

I consider betting this card but since I think his range is so heavily weighted toward middling pocket pairs I decide to check with the intention of check-raising again. If he has a flush draw, I expect him to check it back often unless he specifically had QdXd.

Hero checks

V b44 (40.8bb)

When he bets this weird medium size I think his FD combos are reduced and his range is mainly 88, TT, and JJ which are kind of spazzing on this over card, as well as some AQ, KQ, and QJ which now feel comfortable betting. Of course there is still a sliver of 55 and 99 in range but I think those hands jam turn with SPR of <1. Against his full range I expect to be ahead most of the time.

Hero x/r all in (30bb more into 140bb pot)

With SPR so low I figure I'm getting called here by pretty much his entire range, which again I expect to be ahead of most of the time.

V calls

Will post result after getting some feedback!

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09 June 2026 at 05:36 PM
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I don't like the flop raise, to me it's a call.
Turn, I am checking and calling.
River depends on card but mostly check call, fold to a shove.


Preflop sizing is massive. I fear you isolate against a very strong range.
Flop x/r seems really bad with no diamond.


Preflop I 3bet. The sizing perfectly sets up a low SPR while maximizing fold equity against the bottom of his range..Sometimes they raise (I fold) but I prefer pot it

Flop I check/fold. AQo on this texture has no good backup plan. I try never run zero-equity bluffs against calling stations

Turn (as played) I check/jam. I wouldn’t expect rec overcallers to value-bet or semi-bluff mid-pairs on overcard turns; I only hope for flush draw or weaker Qx. I am happy to jam and get looked up by his draws and worse Queens, accepting the times he happens to have the set


Thx for feedback everyone

Reveal: V called and showed KK

Was stunned he flatted pre and immediately tagged him as scared money preflop lol

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by boulgakov

Preflop sizing is massive. I fear you isolate against a very strong range.
Flop x/r seems really bad with no diamond.

you think so? my standard 3! vs 2-3bb open in the SB is 12bb, but facing a limp & open I usually go 4x (which is often 16bb as the limp-open is typically 4bb).


by HammerAndSickle

Thx for feedback everyone

Reveal: V called and showed KK

Was stunned he flatted pre and immediately tagged him as scared money preflop lol

Since you appear to like putting money into the pot with air, his preflop play was not so bad!


by HammerAndSickle

you think so? my standard 3! vs 2-3bb open in the SB is 12bb, but facing a limp & open I usually go 4x (which is often 16bb as the limp-open is typically 4bb).

I don't know if it's fine, but now I believe it is: I misread the preflop action initially, would not have made this comment otherwise.

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