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To C-bet or not to C-bet that is the question
MTT 7 handed
Effective stack is villain 1 with 84bb
Villain 1 33/12/7 (622 hands) MP limps
Folds to me in CO with AJo raise to 3.5bb
Folds to villain 2 18/10/7 (2k hands) in SB calls
Folds to villain 1 who calls
Flop 623r villain 2 checks, villain 1 checks, Hero?
In these multiway spots I often find myself confused on the best way to proceed. Particularly on this type of flop. I have the range advantage here, but I do not have the nut advantage. Both villains have capped their ranges preflop, but this flop definitely favors villain 1. Is this a C-bet into two players? I have position and two over cards but not much else. I’m interested to hear what the wizards on here have to say.
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Although both villains have very different tendencies, I actually think their ranges will be pretty similar given how they played from their respective positions. I see both their ranges including lots of small-medium pairs, AXs, and decent suited connectors (with some unsuited Broadways thrown in). So I’m not overly concerned about made hands here, because the only strong ones they can have are sets and those make up a small portion of their ranges. It would be a very different story if villain 2 called in the BB because he can have 2P and straight/straight draw combos). Neither of these guys have hands like 63/32/54 in their ranges.
I’d probably be inclined to CB large, and then shut down and try to see showdown. I’d CB large because in a three-way pot I wouldn’t mind folding out all the Broadways and suited connectors in both their ranges. And you have outs against all their weak made hands (pairs and hands like A6s/A3s/A2s). Because you have position you can control the pot on the turn if you get called by one (or, gasp, both) of them and they check. Betting large also increases the likelihood of folding out one villain and getting heads-up.
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