Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 114
Just some quick thoughts that come to mind: (Mostly stuff that is commonly known)
# Players in pot
In multiway pots, one should valuebet bigger to protect his current hand from being outdrawn by multiple opponents. Hero is not supposed to give them correct price to call by valuebetting too small.
In HU pots it's easier to estimate what kind of odds the villain has with his estimated range and then hero can either
1. Valuebet bigger
- To protect
- If hero thinks he'll get a call from 2nd nuts or another good hand
or to 2. valuebet smaller
- still not giving the correct odds to call but also to get value from villain on a later street(s), presumably river
Against calling-station type of fish hero needs to valuebet bigger, because it's likely they are going to call anyway. Against more competitive opponents varying betsizes is preferred to gain deception.