What is a Three Bet?

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A quick explanation of the poker term ‘three bet’

added by Shawn Perry on April 20th, 2009

Video: Calling as a Strategy for Dealing With Aggressive Three Betting

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In this strategy video, Andrew ‘Foucault’ Brokos discusses the theory behind calling as a response to aggressive three betting in no limit cash games.

added by Chris Grove on March 18th, 2009

Strategy for handling three bettors in 6 max cash games

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In no-limit hold ‘em 6-max cash games, there’s one thing most of my students bring up when I ask them to tell me an area they have trouble with: dealing with 3-bets, specifically, when getting 3-bet by their opponents.
It’s a spot that comes up often and is almost always tough to deal with. What [...]

added by Bill Vosti on March 27th, 2008

Playing against a light three bettor: a sample scenario

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As no limit cash games get more and more aggressive, many players are finding that they’re forced to develop ultra-aggressive counter-strategies that would have been pretty controversial even a few months ago. The old adage, popularized by (I believe) T.J. Cloutier,that a fourth raise preflop is a guarantee of pocket aces now seems oddly [...]

added by Chris Grove on November 5th, 2007