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Old 04-01-2005, 02:21 AM #15 (permalink)  
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Originally Posted by ensign_lee
When you don't hit that A or K, you're reduced to bluffing. And normally, that means close to a pot sized bet. So let's say the pot is $40. You each put in $20 preflop (assuming one opponent). Now you're going to bet $40 more to try to win that $40, but only $20 of that is NOT originally yours.

So to sum up, you're betting $60 to win $20. And this will not work anywhere near enough times to show you a profit (It will have to work 4 out of 5 times in order for this play to be profitable).
That is bad logic. Money put into the pot is no longer yours.

You are betting $40 to win $40. If the opponent(s) fold more than half the time it is a +EV play.
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