CHAPTER NINE

THREE-BETTING: HAND REVIEW

The lesson here really is also“that once you’ve, you know,

put a plan together to make a three-bet and it was the right
decision, you don’t have to continue once you’ve gotten
some resistance from another player.
“

MASTE RCL ASS

 CHAPTER NINE

three-betting: hand review

SUBCHAPTERS

• THREE-BETTING FROM THE SMALL

BLIND VS. STEVEN SILVERMAN

TERMS

min-raise (n.): A raise that is

double the previous bet. Preflop this is
twice the big blind.

CHAPTER REVIEW

THE HAND: for the rest of the hand. Three-betting in order to put
Tobias Reinkemeier opens min-raises with maximum pressure on the opponent is the best play.
on the button and Daniel three-bets from the small
blind with . Steven Silverman, in the big blind Because of this dynamic where the button has the widest
holding , cold four-bets. opening range and the small blind is attacking that
range with a wide range, the big blind can also four-bet
Daniel folds. with a wider range than normal. Daniel tries to pick up a
read where he might consider making a five-bet bluff but
DANIEL’S ANALYSIS: ultimately decides against it. This is not a situation where
stands to be far ahead of a wide button calling out of position is a realistic play. You should either
opening range (Appendix 1), but it isn’t the right type of go with your hand or fold.
hand to only call with, as Daniel will be out of position

CHAPTER NINE APPENDIXES

*Potential range purely for the

purposes of demonstration.
Actual ranges are dependent
APPENDIX 1 on the player and situation.
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