WPT GTO Trainer Hands of the Week: Attacking Late Position Opens

This week we’re playing a common spot in a cash game where you reraise on the Button against an open raise from the Cutoff seat and the Cutoff calls. As the preflop 3-bettor, the Villain will check to you on the vast majority of flops. You can generally follow up with a small continuation bet on most boards.

With potential multi-street value betting hands such as top pair good kicker, you should always pay close attention to how the turn and river cards can interact with Villain’s range. When the turn and/or river cards connect well with the Villain's range and make it difficult to get value from worse hands than your top pair, you should usually slow down in position and get to showdown.

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