Hero in SB with A♣A♥
Preflop | SB vs BTN | 100bb effective | Difficulty: Beginner
Hero hand
A♣A♥
Board
(preflop)
Action so far:
BTN raises 2.5bb
Hero in SB with A♣A♥
Pot: 4bb To call: 2.5bb
Villain range: 22+,A2s+,K7s+,Q9s+,JTs,T9s,98s,87s,A8o+,KTo+,QTo+,JTo
Your move:
The math
Correct: Raise to 11bb
Aces out of position want to bloat the pot and isolate. A 3-bet to roughly 11bb (4x the open plus a bit for being out of position) builds the pot and folds out the bottom of villain's range, leaving a stronger calling range in. Cold-calling AA with the BB still to act is a small leak.
Tags: preflop 3-bet value AA