medium · Poker Theory Preflop
(CO opens to 2.5 bb). Hero holds AJo on the Button facing a Cutoff open. Why is AJo considered a poor candidate for a cold-call in this scenario?
- Hero has 52% raw equity against the CO range, which is below the threshold for a profitable call.
- An Ace-high hand is too strong to call and must be turned into a 3-bet bluff to maximize fold equity.
- Hero must defend at least MDF = 80% of their range to prevent CO from auto-profiting with any two cards.
- Its diffuse equity makes it vulnerable to domination in pots that frequently go multiway.
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