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Originally Posted by dinesh
I think "getting a read" on people during the bet is way overblown
Depends on which people.
People who actively steer the decision one way are easy reads. For example, I would have read the OP was wanting a larger bet to stand because he intended to go all-in and did not expect a call, so he was going to get pot+105 or pot+205.
People who passively steer the decision are tougher to read. For example, the people who shrugged and let him bet 105 may do so for a variety of reasons (maybe they will fold to 105 so they don't care if it's 105 or 205, maybe they intend to call 105 but not 205, maybe they intend to call either but prefer less, etc).