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Originally Posted by muthukrish22
When do I go all-in in a poker
In simple terms, you go all-in when a you are likely to be called by a worse hand, or likely to get a better hand to fold. All in is a strong move, because it commits you, so your opponent cannot raise you off of it. Due to it's extreme nature, it makes a very good bluff. Due to its strength as a bluff, it can be used to extract value.
You want to shove when the pot size makes a shove make sense. If the pot is too small relative to your shove, you risk too much for too little gain, and your bet looks weak and defensive. If you shove too small into a large pot, your opponents might have +EV to call against your range. Shoving when your stack is between .75x to 1.5x the pot is usually not bad, as it is had to determine if this is a bluff or a value bet based on size alone.