cbet sizing: In multiway pots

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What's your average cbet sizing in a 3,4 way pot? I tend to size down a bit from standard sizing in hu pots. This is because multiway the spr is already smaller and your cbets are given more respect.

Is this a correct way or thinking or should I be cbtting the same sizing(+) if the pot we're hu?
 
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My c-bet size in multiway is around 1/2 of the pot, since the pot will be bigger on average. In heads-up I vary my c-bet sizes between 1/2 and 3/4, depending on what I am trying to achieve and who I am up against.

Not saying that this is the best or even good play. This is just how I do it. It's an interesting question. I'm not 100% sure what the correct play is. I generally hate multiway pots for that same reason.
 
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Depends a lot on the board texture and your hand. I am going to bet smaller if the board is extremely dry.
 
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I think that you should bet larger if the board is dry because you need to milk the equity out of good hands, for example top pair high kicker.
 
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Depends a lot on the board texture and your hand. I am going to bet smaller if the board is extremely dry.

Yeah these two points are very important and has an effect on what your cbet should be.

If we don't have anything (Not even a draw) and its multi-way, I never cbet there, whereas you can cbet in that spot heads up.

Generally speaking though, if I have a good showdown value hand, if the board is wet I'll cbet 50% of the pot. If it is dry, between 1/4 and 1/2 pot.
 
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I have a tough time with this as well.

If you have courage then keep at it I say!! Say your on the button in 2-5 nl game and raise it up to 35 with q8 suited.. Flop comes ak-4 and everyone checks to you so you bet 50% of the pot and keep at it until it's 2 way on the river! Once you bet the turn especially if you spike a pair you will get folders to a near heads up scenario this is how you bluff fire that 3rd barrel and lose or win. This is good cause when you spike a set of queens the ace and 2 pair will pay you off it's a image thing. Overall after you do this start limping sometimes with aces and ak and see what happens you need to keep your opponents guessing only if you suspect they are guessing,like if their only looking at their cards and have no poker concepts then check back against them with flush draws and let them feel guilty for playing meekly when you river it.
 
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If you have courage then keep at it I say!! Say your on the button in 2-5 nl game and raise it up to 35 with q8 suited.. Flop comes ak-4 and everyone checks to you so you bet 50% of the pot and keep at it until it's 2 way on the river! Once you bet the turn especially if you spike a pair you will get folders to a near heads up scenario this is how you bluff fire that 3rd barrel and lose or win. This is good cause when you spike a set of queens the ace and 2 pair will pay you off it's a image thing. Overall after you do this start limping sometimes with aces and ak and see what happens you need to keep your opponents guessing only if you suspect they are guessing,like if their only looking at their cards and have no poker concepts then check back against them with flush draws and let them feel guilty for playing meekly when you river it.

How could you spike a set of Queens when your hand is Q8s?

ha ha haha ha ha LOL .., Q8s? .., Hmm..., Why not Q8o? or 32?...
or Hell ... why not any two dark cards?

Hmm?..., they have no poker concepts, ..., but you have concepts when you limping with AA or AK but raise with Q8?
Just curious, what concepts you have about how this game should be played?
Where the money are hidden in this game? - Tell us your concepts so we stop losing to you. Please!
 
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Anywhere between nothing and full pot. As others have said it depends.

In multiway pots I generally size my bets relative to my likely equity in the hand. People dont really notice at the microstakes. Just avoid default mashing the pot bet button when you have the nuts and you will be fine.
 
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I try to keep my c-bet sizing as small as possible in multi way pots. A few reasons: 1) If you're holding a monster, a small bet makes you look weak and you might get a fish to raise with a smaller hand; 2) If you're semi bluffing, it keeps the pot small enough to get away from if you some other hands are better and start going at it, you can get out cheaper; 3) if you have zilch....see #2. They could all fold too, but either way, you're not out much.
 
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I think this is the right play. To commit to much money when you need a lot of people to fold knowing that some of the can actually have something seems dangerous to me.
Now there is the downside of given better odds to your villains.
 
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