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Originally Posted by Olaff
I'd love a call for as much as possible, my hand is very strong, and I'd love to get it in. 100bb eff.
P.S. What do you mean by "Did the board get 'better' or blank?"
Did the River card improve any draws or was it the 'old' 2s?
Generally speaking you can bet a bit bigger on the River against some opponents if a blank hits since it can look more like a bluff than a value bet ... an extra 15%+ of a 'normal' bet. The bet size can be ignored due to the fact that neither hand improved on the River in the opponents eyes and they were either going to call he River (with made hand) or not (missed draw).
If the completed board has the potential to improve 'a hand' then it comes down to images. If your opponent thinks you were on a draw then you may need to bet smaller to get the 'crying call'. If you still think your hand is good and the River card helped your opponent then a bigger bet is better to extract full value.
One would assume that if your opponent called such a large raise that they already had a made hand, put you on air or had a huge draw and the River card will determine what bet size is best for the situation. GL