Thanks ChrisV. I'd like to have a further discussion about the last two points you mentioned.
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
2) The thing about this is that it amounts to "I need to find a way to stop my loose opponents being so loose", which is not what you want to be doing. Focus on getting money in the pot while ahead and not putting it in while behind.
When I know I'm ahead, I never thinking about "protecting" my hand. I basically focus on two things: 1)how to get the money in 2)not offer the drawing hands with right odds. I think this is closed to what you meant here.
Say If I bet 2/3 the pot, villain might call 80% of the time with his worse hand; if I bet the pot, he might just have 40% possibility to call. I will always choose the 2/3 pot choice. However, this kind of betting gives me a lot more chances being sucked out.
Recently I have discussed this with my friend, who insist that I should bet more, so that I can clearly deliver the information that I am strong, getting called or not is not my concern. If I kept under represent my hand, I'm destined to be sucked out.
For a preflop example, 2/3 game, three players limped in, I got QQ on button. If I raise to 35, highly likely I will go heads up with the loose player on my right; if I raise to 45+, the loose player might call might fold, but my range is much higher than the 35 one. In this case, I would like to go with 35, instead of 45+.
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
3) 95% of your bets postflop, at least as a new player, should be between half pot and full pot, with bigger bets being less common. Typically with an overpair you bet something around half pot to 3/4 pot, depending on board texture (more on wet boards, less on dry boards).
As for postflop bet size, I choose my bet very close to what you said here. But, a normal game in my casino, if I 3bet preflop, then I bet 1/2 to 3/4 pot on the flop, it will show some kind of weakness, I'll be called a lot or even reraised by some paired hand and drawing hand. I am actually happy about this situation, so I would like to tank a while and bet 3/4 the pot, with my over pair or sets. Or, considering the stack size behind, I will choose a size that makes me easy to shove on the safe turn.
With that, is it good for me to under represent my hand? If I choose to under represent my hand by betting less than the opponent expected, is this considered as trapping? If both 3/4 pot and whole pot size bet will be called, should I always go with the pot size?
I built a big pot, but lost on the river to flush draw, straight draw, runner runner fullhouse, and two pair all of the times recently. Giving away all my earnings in one hand makes me truly question my line of betting.
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