76s BU on AT5fd: Deep 3-Bet, Then Chill

Hero
6♥7♥
Position
BU vs UTG
Pot
3-Bet Pot
Flop
A♣ T♣ 5♦

Flat pre, take the small flop stab, then mostly check back the turn with no draw and a strong UTG calling range.

Flop Analysis

Flop comes Ac Tc 5d, no flush possible yet, and we’ve got high card with no pair and no draw. UTG checks, so this is a good spot to fire a small c-bet with our equity and position. The 7BB into 19.5BB stab pressures their weaker Ax, Tx, and random floats without committing us to a big pot with a hand that’s still just a bluff candidate.

Turn Analysis

Turn is still Ac Tc 5d, no flush possible, and we still have no draw. After betting flop and getting called, UTG’s range is now weighted to Ax, Tx, sets, and some club draws. With SPR ~2.5 and no equity, we should mostly check back here and avoid barreling into a range that’s comfortably ahead of us. If we do continue, it should be with a polarized, value-heavy line rather than a marginal bluff.