Questions tagged [bet-sizing]

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Most profitable initial bet

I was playing a $1-2 game at the casino this past week and the guy on my right kept his initial bets at $11. This is a lot higher than my usual starting bet (usually I will lead out with 7 [3.5X],) but since he was using $11, I decided to try it…
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How to detect when your opponent flopped a set?

This is one area where I lose the most amount of money in poker because board texture doesn't give too many clues as long as the opponent's bets are sized correctly. Here's one example I faced today: It was a 1/3 cash game. I had K4s on the button.…
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Texas Holdem Poker No Limit betting rules, How does Bet, Raise and by what value it is increased?

I am creating Texas Holdem No Limit game and been able to create multi-player game play. I am however struggling to understand the bet limits/rules. I have tried playing the game on GOP3 but it created more confusion I put some data to understand on…
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How would you play this hand?

No Limit Hold'em 7 players at the table, I am SB with around 10 BB in my stack Average stack is around 15-20 BB One person in middle position calls the BB, everyone else folds Back to me - I have AQ offsuit, and raise to 2.5 BB. I have been either…
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What is the minimum amount which can be raised to after a bet and a raise in front?

Last night in our 1/2 game we had this happen: first there was a bet of $3 and then I raised to $7. The next player raised to $11 and was told he had to bet at least $14. Should he have been allowed to bet the $11? I still don't know what his…
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