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anthony c

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Hey guy's
I would like to know if some of you got some strategy on bet sizing?
1.I know it depends on allot but just basic strategy like on what boards
do u bet bigger(wet or dry)?
2.What effective stack sizes do u bet bigger/smaller and why?
3.How big the hand how big do u bet?
4. Just general strategy?

Lets say i have ajs(50bb) utg+2 vs cutoff vp 12,pr12 and ag5(40bb) calls and flop is: AhKhQs or A56 all hearts?
I think to bet big but if you get check/raised he would prob. do it with big hands like sets and str. and flush on a56 all hearts.I get myself in allot of trouble by betting big were if i bet small he calls or i loose the min.
He can call with 2 pair kq or ak,aq but if i bet small he can get there or a hearts comes off!!!IM SO CONFUSED
Vs that player could u get the money in ahead here if 2 blanks come off??
do u fold if he reraises as he is tight aggressive??he could have flush draws too.

I know is allot of questions but it would be much appreciated:itsme:
Thanks
 
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Here's a few basic ones -

1. Betting around 3x the big blind + 1 for every limper when raising pre-flop is a solid formula to stick with.

2.Adjust your bet sizing depending on situational factors.

3.Post-flop bets should always be based on the size of the pot and betting around 3/4 of the pot is a good benchmark.:smokin:
 
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In MTTs I like to open for 2.2-2.5 almost every time until Antes kick in and often even after.
Depends of course on the buy-in and player skill.
But you need to be able to only win 50% preflop raises (preflop) especially with antes and larger blinds and remain profitable in my esteem.

Agree with Suby other than that.

But keep your raising patterns consistently erratic, otherwise better players will glean tells even without a HUD or large sample.
 
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1: Always bet smaller on dry boards and slightly bigger on wet boards.

2: The smaller the effective stack size should always be smaller bets, thus same applies to when when effective stack sizes are deeper we should be betting bigger. The reason is because stack to pot ratio is smaller.

3: You want to remain balanced with your bluffs and big hands. Don't bet bigger just because you have a big hand it even becomes transparent at micros. Just bet the size you would with normal CB's etc.

4: Play tighter in early stages, there is little to gain. As blinds increase and antes come into play and stack sizes get smaller you should open your game.


Example: Ok, so we need to narrow his range down. For this sort of player I still expect to see most pocket pairs calling and hands like ATs+ AJo+ Probably unlikely much else in his range given how tight he is. Of course this might change if there are antes in place but I'm just assuming not.

Given board texture is all hearts, I'd bet like 60-70%, if he check raises I'd be inclined to just muck straight away as it's unlikely he's bluffing. If we bet and he calls I'd defiantly be cautions on the turn/river. No, not for 40bb effective he will very rarely have worse if we bet every street on two blanks and he calls down. Yes he could have draws if he raises but don't forget he's tight and has position therefore, it's more likely he has already a made hand + some more equity like for example we could be drawing nearly dead if he sets or top pair good kicker with back door flush draw etc. At best if this sort of player raises this board we have the same hand but he's unlikely to bluff raise with that hand unless he has a heart with it. All in all, it's not a problem folding hands like this the board is terrible for our hand vs this player vs aggression...
 
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think the best way to think about sizing is to think about maximizing the amt you can win- so you tailer the bet size to the villian and if you think the villian pays attention to your sizing bet the opposite of what you have
 
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General Strategy:
Preflop= 3x the BB bet.
Postflop= 3/4 or above the pot bet.
 
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Bet sizing preflop depends on a lot of different variables IMO.

For this example I'll use 9 man SNG's regular speed.

If you are open raising generally 2.5x is a good size as a starting point.

But as you get more comfortable with poker you will want to deviate from this when:

1. The blind to stack ratio is high so an example would be 13bb deep mp you have AJo, here 2.5x and 3x are spewy sizes. Firstly if you get 3B jammed on by a player you intended to fold to then you just lost either 0.5bb or 1bb. If you get jammed on by a player you intended to call he was going to jam regardless. So you end up saving a lot of equity by min raising vs 3x and 2.5x.

If you are close to the bubble that 1bb can be worth a lot when converted to $ev.

2. Another deviation from this size would be when you have loose or bad players behind you. They are probably only thinking about their hand and nothing else so example you pick up AA if you have four really loose players behind you go ahead and make it 3x or more if you think they will call.

3. If you are short stacked but shoving is not the best option then min raising is probably the best option regardless of blind level.

Example would be you got all in a lost early at t30 and now have 450 chips here a min raise would be better than 2.5x since you don't want to spew more than you have to.

Try to keep bet sizing consistent vs regs so you don't get sussed out.

Final note: Before deciding a bet size, work out what it needs to achieve and the cheapest way to achieve it. There is no point investing 3bb to win the blinds when you only needed to invest 2.
 
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Sizing bets over limpers generally 1bb per limper but again try to think outside the box and make the optimal size depending on the players. If you isolate 1bb per limper for more than three players you might start to see too many folds. 0.75bb per limper might be better but completely depends on the players.

For 3betting, raising three times their original raise is generally gonna fold out the hands you want in and only keep in the better part of their range. Large 3B's are good vs calling stations but as a rule of thumb 2.5x is reasonable and always keep it consistent vs regs.

Final note: Try not to 3B too big if it's going to bloat the pot and make it tough post flop to play. I see a lot of players overplaying AK early on and they end up in big pots OOP and overvalue their once powerful preflop hand. Bad players will spew off to you so don't worry about building big pots preflop let them make bigger mistake post flop.
 
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Seems simple enough but some of the best advice I've been given is don't over bet a good hand too early! You can often scare a lot of people off, especially those with low skill levels who often call low-medium bets just to see the next card hoping for 1 specific card. Milk that hand for all its worth! Slow play it. Now from time to time this can come back to bite you as that 1 guy with a weak hand praying for one specific card gets what he needs, but the odds are tons better for you!
 
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