Fold to 3-bet in poker: how often to fold to a 3-bet in cash games

Fold to 3-bet is the percentage of times you fold your hand after opening and facing a re-raise.

How it's calculated

Times you fold after opening and facing a 3-betTimes you open and get 3-bet

The healthy ranges on the side are guidelines for NL Hold'em cash games with 100 bb stacks, the same ones Flopmortem compares your game against. Use them to spot big deviations, not as an exact target: they depend on the table, your opponents and your style.

How to read your Fold to 3-bet

If you almost always fold, any opponent can 3-bet you with any two cards and win. Defending means calling in position with hands that play well postflop and mixing in some bluff 4-bets (A5s, A4s).

If you defend too much, you end up playing big pots out of position with dominated hands: KJ or QT lose money against a strong 3-bet range. In full ring, 3-bets are stronger, so it's normal to fold somewhat more than at 6-max.

If your Fold to 3-bet is out of range

Too low

You defend too much against 3-bets: out of position, that loses money. Fold your dominated hands.

Too high

You fold too much to 3-bets: any opponent can 3-bet you with almost anything. Defend more (call in position, bluff 4-bet with A5s/A4s).

How many hands you need to trust it

Flopmortem doesn't flag your Fold to 3-bet as a leak until it has at least 30 opportunities. From there it calculates it with its 95% confidence interval: if the whole interval falls outside the healthy range, the leak is confirmed; if only the measured value is outside, it's a trend. The guide how many hands you need to trust your stats explains it.