StealTheButton
Rock Star
Silver Level
I am talking about rules other than hand selection/position. I would love to hear from others. My biggest one is to control bet size and pot size. I see very skilled players that do not fully grasp this.
Many players will make a pot sized bet on the flop if they like their hand, or if they think their opponent is weak. This is sooo bad. You are risking way too many chips especially betting into an unknown hand such as in the blinds or in an unraised pot. Also the pot becomes way too big and volatile too fast. If I want to convey strength I will bet a little more than half. But I am not betting the pot unless I am super strong like a set, and there is a wet board and I am concerned about draws. With a hand such as TPTK, if you continue to make very large bets on the turn, the pot is becoming very large in relation to your stack size and you don't want this. Also when your opponent flats your large bet, you have no idea what he has going forward- does he have a pair, is he trapping, or is drawing? WHen he leads on the river, now what do you do? You will fare much better long term if you win a lot of small pots vs having to make lots of decisions for your tournament life.
I can go on for hours about how I would handle certain situations, but I'd like to hear from other people how they size their bets; or other game play rules they abide by.
Many players will make a pot sized bet on the flop if they like their hand, or if they think their opponent is weak. This is sooo bad. You are risking way too many chips especially betting into an unknown hand such as in the blinds or in an unraised pot. Also the pot becomes way too big and volatile too fast. If I want to convey strength I will bet a little more than half. But I am not betting the pot unless I am super strong like a set, and there is a wet board and I am concerned about draws. With a hand such as TPTK, if you continue to make very large bets on the turn, the pot is becoming very large in relation to your stack size and you don't want this. Also when your opponent flats your large bet, you have no idea what he has going forward- does he have a pair, is he trapping, or is drawing? WHen he leads on the river, now what do you do? You will fare much better long term if you win a lot of small pots vs having to make lots of decisions for your tournament life.
I can go on for hours about how I would handle certain situations, but I'd like to hear from other people how they size their bets; or other game play rules they abide by.