Squeezing Preflop

NEVER SQUEEZE IN SOFT GAMES (LOTS OF FISH as they're never folding preflop)

-instead we INCREASE our VALUE RANGE (e.g. AJs, KQs)
-> villain will often flat hands like Q8s, QTs whereas they will 4bet AA, AKs very often therefore we are never dominated when villain just flat calls

Use stats to find out the best spots to over bluff preflop

Look at villain's RFI + COLD CALL stats
-if villain is loose RFI and coldcall a lot of hands, we can increase our value range tremendously
-vs tighter RFI range, we reduce our bluffing range

Look at villain's VPIP/PFR gap
-if the gap is high, we can assume villain is flatting too many hands and we can squeeze bluff more profitably (8-10% gap)
-if the gap is TOO WIDE- >10% gap (fish, we never bluff squeeze!), rather we increase our value range (99+, KJs+ ATs+ AJo+) we choose this to be our value 3bet range as villain will be flatting way too many suited Kx, Qx and Jx hands which we dominate

THE HIGHER THE VILLAIN'S VPIP, THE MORE VALUE HANDS WE ADD TO OUR 3BET RANGE

Take into account the open raiser's range in order to adjust our bluffing/value range accordingly

Hand selection
-hands such as AJo and AQo are strong as a call, however they're better HU
-> we rather 3bet these hands overall, but we may flat if open raiser is very tight and flatcaller is a fish
-> we may opt to 3bet thinner for value and fold to 4bet + flat call wider (play looser in general)

LEARN TO 3BET FOLD vs TIGHT OPPONENTS (TT, JJ, AQs)
-we should still 3bet those hands even if we have to fold to a 4bet

3bet lighter vs SB

DO NOT BLINDLY FOLLOW THE 3BET/SQUEEZE CHART
-always make adjustments based on the players and situations

When squeezing with AA or KK, we want to make it smaller in order for the smaller stack to continue/induce some action from them



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