K♥J♥ CO vs SB, preflop, 100 bb
The spot
- You: CO
- Opponent: SB
- Your hand: K♥J♥
- Board: preflop, no board yet
- Effective stack: 100 bb
- Pot: 14.5 bb
CO opens 2.5bb, SB 3‑bets to 11bb, BB folds.
Best response from CO IP with KJs facing the SB 3‑bet?
See the answer
Best play: Call
Why
Principle: IP vs OOP 3‑bet ranges, suited broadways flat to outflop the dominated portion of villain continuing range. Applied to KJs vs the SB 3‑bet: blocks villain top combos (AK, KK), plus suit + K‑J connectivity outflops Q‑J/J‑T/K-x in their call range. So: call — 4-betting bloats face-up vs AQ+/JJ+, and the IP realization advantage carries postflop.
Key idea
Suited broadways like KJs prefer to flat an OOP 3‑bet to realize their position and connectivity rather than 4‑bet and play face-up against a value-heavy range.