teh_colonel_saigon
Rock Star
Silver Level
Hey CCers,
The heck is up with over bets? No one has even said anything about them during my poker education, but it seems like the unspoken rule is never bet more than pot.
Why do I feel this way? In a game, if someone bets over pot on any street, it feels super aggressive... other than an all-in, I hardly see it. Do these types of bets serve a strategic function only applicable to higher levels of play? I think I've seen some over bets during Poker TV shows.
It seems like basic betting follows a formula: 1/2 to full pot on flop, 1/2 pot on turn, 1/2 pot on river. Some checking behind and whatever if people don't have too good of a hand... and again, other than shoving, I hardly see people bet over pot on any street. I also play on microstakes, so people's play is either very ordered and formulaic or entirely insane/nonsensical.
What gives? Am I wrong to feel dirty when I think about betting more than pot? It's just the way I was raised. LOL.
I'm looking for specific reasons why/why not to. Math ppl please come out of your caves now. Will take other explanations/thoughts, ofc.
The heck is up with over bets? No one has even said anything about them during my poker education, but it seems like the unspoken rule is never bet more than pot.
Why do I feel this way? In a game, if someone bets over pot on any street, it feels super aggressive... other than an all-in, I hardly see it. Do these types of bets serve a strategic function only applicable to higher levels of play? I think I've seen some over bets during Poker TV shows.
It seems like basic betting follows a formula: 1/2 to full pot on flop, 1/2 pot on turn, 1/2 pot on river. Some checking behind and whatever if people don't have too good of a hand... and again, other than shoving, I hardly see people bet over pot on any street. I also play on microstakes, so people's play is either very ordered and formulaic or entirely insane/nonsensical.
What gives? Am I wrong to feel dirty when I think about betting more than pot? It's just the way I was raised. LOL.
I'm looking for specific reasons why/why not to. Math ppl please come out of your caves now. Will take other explanations/thoughts, ofc.