Light 4-bets HU

When there is a lot of 3betting happening in a match, a lot of times weaker villains 4-bet light they are holding AK and AQ. They do this because they figure two things:

1. AK/AQ is ahead of your 3betting range, which is true.
2. you will fold big chunks of your 3betting range, also true.

The problem is that these weaker villains are not 4betting QQ/KK/AA in these same spots for exactly the same reasons as above. Mainly, they're happy with a 3bet pot going to the flop, and they don't want to scare you off with a 4bet. Obviously this makes light 4-bets extremely easy to play against:


Full Tilt No-Limit Hold'em, $1.00 BB (2 handed) - Full-Tilt Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Hero (SB) ($241)
Button ($111.80)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5, 5

Button raises to $3, Hero raises to $11, Button raises to $23, Hero calls $12

Flop: ($46) 2, 8, 10 (2 players)

Hero checks, Button bets $31, Hero raises to $139, 1 fold

Total pot: $108 | Rake: $0.50