Strategy to Betting

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Is there a strategy for betting? For example if I have pocket pairs I will obviously raise pre-flop. And then with the flop I might raise but not enough to scare someone away depending on what shows up on the board of course. But lets say I have a pocket pair of 10s and the flop were all lower than 10's but there were 2 of the same suit. How high would be 2 high, cause I wouldn't want someone holding onto 2 of the same kind as the board and then I raise not enough so it's like they are seeing the next card for cheap. But if the next card is not of the same suit. How high is 2 high for them to see the last card? Is there a strategy to betting? Please let me know.
 
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With a Pocket pair I usually do raise 3bb. If the flop is 2 cards of the same suit that put 75% of the pot if no dangerous cards that 50% somewhere.
 
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If you go to the top if this page there's a link to poker strategy articles I definitely recommend then. There's a lot of really good information on there that will help you out. Also, read the book Poker for Dummies. I just started playing poker this year and found it to be a good read. That book really helped to explain some of the questions that any beginner will have.

Actually I think I have a PDF of it. If you want I might be able to send it to you. Just send me a message and let me know if you want it.

Good luck and keep studying and posting! That's the way to get better :)
 
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Bet for value to get a worse hand to call
or Bet as a bluff/semi bluff and get a better hand to fold
are two main reasons, you could also add to protect your equity
 
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With pocket 10s, if you limp to see the flop and then bet with cards lower than 10, your raise wont be effective 'post-flop' because whoever is limping along with you and have already seen the flop might have an Ace or King which might come on turn or river.

Better idea would be to reduce the playing field preflop by opening the pot instead of a flat call with pocket 10s.
 
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I feel like the most important thing to remember in regards to betting is that the correct bet will always be an agreed upon price between the involved parties. With that said, you have to value your hand and your opponent's correctly in order to determine the correct pricing to see another card or show down. If you have A8 and flop a pair of aces, you probably shouldn't put a high enough value on your hand to call an all-in. That's AK price at worst, and even then (with TPTK), you don't want to be gii very often.

Always think in terms of bartering and you'll have a much better chance at getting the most value for your better hands and you'll also be able to avoid paying too much for your mid-range holdings. From there, you can find bluff spots and such, continuing to bet the same as you would otherwise and setting the price higher than your opponent can/should pay. Best advice I ever heard though is that bluffing is overrated. It's much more important that you can get paid for your better hands by setting the right price and getting full value.
 
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A lot of your betting strategy comes from your position. This os because you can understand how your bets will be read by other players and when players creaye trends of calling then folding flop side or betting out of position you are able to then be able to know their hands in ballpark range and also begin to understand your bluff strategy.

My best advice is to work on knowing your postion. Then the betting strategy for your pocket hands will fall into reason with your awareness of how to play them in your position.
 
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Is there a strategy for betting? For example if I have pocket pairs I will obviously raise pre-flop. And then with the flop I might raise but not enough to scare someone away depending on what shows up on the board of course. But lets say I have a pocket pair of 10s and the flop were all lower than 10's but there were 2 of the same suit. How high would be 2 high, cause I wouldn't want someone holding onto 2 of the same kind as the board and then I raise not enough so it's like they are seeing the next card for cheap. But if the next card is not of the same suit. How high is 2 high for them to see the last card? Is there a strategy to betting? Please let me know.

It totally depends. Pre-flop, you wanna' keep you're raises a set amount, for me it's 3BB + 1BB for each limper. Also, post-flop, I tend to make a bet between 1/2 - 3/4 of the pot. People have different strategies for betting, there's also different betting strategies such as c-betting, 3bet, 4 bet etc. Read up on bet sizing.
 
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