Low stakes cash game. You've got good pockets. Do you try to play for a showdown for a possible big pot or try to push others out by raising?

I've heard several points of view on this topic.
Why do we bet?
1. To build the pot in case we win it
2. Deny our opponents equity
So the answer is both. Many variables play into proper bet sizing, the biggest being our opponents playing type.

Always raise. They will find a way to call.

it depends on so many factors. thats why poker is tough.

Originally Posted by charliej

Low stakes cash game. You've got good pockets. Do you try to play for a showdown for a possible big pot or try to push others out by raising?

Show me the flop!

I want it as multiway as possible so there are more people who can potentially pay me out!

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And if no set... expect no bet =D

He always opted for spin, a quick way to double your money, and in tournaments always holdm

hello,I prefer holdem because I feel comfortable and a winner playing it and there are more players than in other modalities.

THE cash game egy jó játékforma, mert kevesen ülünk.

77’s or up I always bet, anything lower depends on chip stack and table.

NLHE above 100$ because the people play more seriously then in 2/4 cent games

When you get a premium hand you have to try and maximize profit. Very few starting hands turn a profit over time.

The main thing you want to do is control the hand. You decide how many players you want in the hand and what you want the pot to be on each street.

Post flop play with big hands is where a lot of money is made or lost. Don't get married to those aces if you know you are beat.

poker and football cuz one relaxes the mind and the other relaxes the body because game and a half

i prefer to play poker in tournaments.

poker poker and poker I love more in Cardchat the best

Texas Hold'em is my favorite, but I haven't decided on the direction, cash games or tournaments. Tournaments attract me more because of the atmosphere, but at the tournament I have less chances because I am not a very experienced player.

i prefer to play poker in tournaments.

i prefer to put all in before show cards, i. usually make it in beginning of tournaments or when i have more chips than others

Originally Posted by charliej

Low stakes cash game. You've got good pockets. Do you try to play for a showdown for a possible big pot or try to push others out by raising?

Let's build the pot and see if we can hit a lil jackpot : )

Here's my complete preflop strategy tho which accounts for a few more situations and variables

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Hope those help you out Charlie!

I prefer sit & go, because I don't have that much time to play and these are ideal for me

Originally Posted by Alzakar

NLHE above $ 100 because people play more seriously than 2/4 cent games

That is the idea that everyone has when playing at one of those tables but there will be no lack of the one who is at a level of reading of hands and movements at the top table and will take advantage of that fear of losing

I raise...allways raise.