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when you think they should be applied overbetting ?
 
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When you are against a calling station and you have a hand.
 
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I also consider stack sizes when I overbet, and that is rarely. First, as LD1977 said, you need to have a strong hand. Won't win all the time, but it will most of the time. Second, if I have a pretty good sized stack and the villain has almost pot-committed himself, I will usually overbet to get him to put it all in.

Think about it...if he folds, then that is a HUGE mistake on his part because he is already almost pot-committed (or in some cases, already is). If he calls, your strong hand will more often than not hold up against him.

Win-win, no matter the outcome. Even if you lose the hand, you still made the right decision, and that is what's important in the long run.
 
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When you are against a calling station and you have a hand.
I agree. Calling stations refuse to play by the normal pre-flop rules, and 'need' to see every flop. However, I will go one step further and over-bet as a steal (sometimes with a pretty mediocre hand), but only against a proven calling station. They also will NOT call a c-bet unless they catch a piece of the flop, so you know immediately on the flop where you stand.

Same thing applies post-flop. If the calling station did catch something (usually second best) on the flop, over-betting for value (this time with a good hand) can be quite lucrative.

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I like to overbet as a reverse bluff when I am more likely to get called if I bet too much.
 
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This is something I do at the cash tables and you all may call it an over bet, but I call it a have too. Ok I'm UTG with AA. What in the hell am I going to do to get a little cash out of the hand? I want calls but not too many 2 is good. So when I make my bet it's always just around $1 even if we playing 5/10 cent. I can't afford bull shit getting into the hand if I can help it. My position has everything to do with my bets or raises. And even with my set rules, I keep changing here and there. while I'm watch the other players, I see many who don't do anything but call, then there are those that will go all in just to steal the blinds. That's an over bet lol. I also see an other over bet over the top of the first raise. Ok I'm in MP with a big hand and want all I can get out of it. I take the chance that I make get a raise then I could get a good pot. And yeah I could lose. So I just 4bet, and like I thought the BB had a good hand too and raises all in when he didn't even have to do that and just see the flop cheap. Now that's an over bet, And when the cards turn over I have QQ and he has 55. Now is that stupid or what? He missed and I take his whole buy in because of an over bet.
 
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It really depends, on the range of hands you're putting your opponent on, and/or the "Image" you have made for yourself at the table. I mean If you flop quads and are a "Rock", If you over bet your quads, you're not likely to get action. Now If you're "Insane" and bet your "Normal" bet sizing, then no-one will know the difference. Also take Into account the "Player" you're playing against, If we assume the player Is a "Nut" that floats everything post-flop (Irregardless) of whom may be In the hand, than you want to build the pot to make getting stacks ITM easier by the river.
 
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