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bdc100
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This has confused me with a great hand on the turn/river whether to bet ~pot OR shove.
With a monster hand, I think slowplaying the flop is correct (you don't advertise your strength and encourage your opponent to barrel off lower-equity hands).
For example: with medium effective-stacks >= 100 BB, and you have >= 2-pair or the nuts (top set on a dry unpaired board or the nut flush) OR the 'near' nuts (middle-set on a dry board, K-high flush, etc).
If the top board card is an A or K you hope a weak/loose player will call with only top-pair.
So bet ~pot or shove in this situation??
Maybe it depends how cautious & tight your opponent is (bet < pot against a tight opponent?).
With a monster hand, I think slowplaying the flop is correct (you don't advertise your strength and encourage your opponent to barrel off lower-equity hands).
For example: with medium effective-stacks >= 100 BB, and you have >= 2-pair or the nuts (top set on a dry unpaired board or the nut flush) OR the 'near' nuts (middle-set on a dry board, K-high flush, etc).
If the top board card is an A or K you hope a weak/loose player will call with only top-pair.
So bet ~pot or shove in this situation??
Maybe it depends how cautious & tight your opponent is (bet < pot against a tight opponent?).