Live 2/3 - A2hh 3bet squeeze in the SB.

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Live 2/3 - A2hh 3bet squeeze in the SB.

Hello. Hand up for review here from last night.

Effective stack is V with $340.

V1 opens to 15 (standard open) in the HJ, V2 calls the 15 on the button. I look down at A2hh and knowing that V1 is a bit tilted and a little more of a loose player, and BTN can be calling with a lot of worse hands, i decide that since i block ace hands, i could work in a 3bet bluff here and if we get called, we have a hand that can make nutted hands, as well as win a smaller pot post flop when i pair an ace. I have been working on finding spots to 3b bluff in live games or just squeeze in general and since its not great to bluff in low stakes live games, its not something i do with much frequency, but this seemed like a decent spot to go for it - what do you think about this move in this spot?.

I 3b to 50, V1 folds, V2 calls.

Flop comes AAT rainbow. (pot of 110)

I think for a minute, considering whether i should check or bet. Checking could make sense because a lot of the times i'm way ahead (when i get called pre by 99, JJ, QQ, KK), or way way way behind (although the board and my ace block any AK, AQ its not impossible, or TT). Ultimately i decide on a cbet of $70, figuring i can get called by JJ,QQ, and KK often when my opponent doesnt buy my story of having an Ace, which is definitely possible given the board has 2. V2 calls. I dont think we are always strictly getting called by better here, so i think betting is okay.

do you prefer a check or a bet here and why?

Turn is 6d which brings a BDFD. Pot (250). Villain has 220 left behind.

I presume this changes almost nothing, and can still have the best hand here. I put out a bet of $100 hoping to keep a pocket pair such as Jacks, Queens, or Kings around. V2 calls. Getting called for 100 does start to set off alarm bells but at the same time, a big pocket pair could still be here, especially given some of the moves i've seen V2 do, where he has called down draws or drawy boards and when he misses still pays off because he thinks he might have the other guy.

is betting here a mistake? if we do bet, should we just get V's stack in at this point? Are we check calling if we do check?

the turn is a 3d, bringing the BDF. pot (450) V2 shouldnt have a ton of suited hands, even though the Ad is live, its still very hard to have that 4th ace.

at this point V has only 120 behind and it seems like we're calling anyways so i stick it in.

Feedback on this hand is greatly appreciated, i feel like checking the flop might be the right play here since its a rainbow board, and we either have the V crushed or we are being crushed. Even though we can get called by JJ-KK, and sometimes 9s, we could also throw out a delayed cbet on the turn after checking flop, and get the same result probably.

Is this a spot we should be going for all 3 streets? Since we block all Ax combos, we should only be losing to 3 combos of TT so can we go for it here?

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