Question of the Week Test Your Poker Skills
No-Limit Hold'em
Pot: $0
Blinds: $1/$2
Question
In a six-max game online, it's folded around to a very aggressive player in the cut-off. He raises to $8 and you decide you're going to three-bet him light.
What's the best type of hand to three-bet light with?
Correct Answer: Suited two-gappers
A suited two-gapper - or barring that an offsuit connector - is the best hand to three-bet your aggressive opponent light with. They're not quite strong enough to play straight up - even in position - but they are great to use as a semi-bluff, hoping your opponent will fold. Pocket pairs, suited connectors and broadways have too much value for you to turn them into bluffs, so suited two-gappers are great light three-bet hands.
Pot: $0
Button
$200
Raise:
$1
Small Blind
$300
Raise:
$2
Big Blind
$280
Fold
1st
$175
Fold
2nd
$199
Raise:
$8
Cut-off
$300
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