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[2NL] CBet sizing

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  1. #1

    Default [2NL] CBet sizing

    CO ($2.83)
    Button ($1.68)
    SB ($1.48)
    Hero (BB) ($2.13)
    UTG ($5)
    UTG+1 ($1.31)
    MP1 ($2.95)
    MP2 ($4.69)
    MP3 ($1)

    Preflop: Hero is BB with A, K
    1 fold, UTG+1 calls $0.02, 3 folds, CO calls $0.02, Button calls $0.02, SB calls $0.01, Hero bets $0.12, UTG+1 calls $0.10, CO calls $0.10, Button calls $0.10, 1 fold

    Flop: ($0.50) 10, 3, 5 (4 players)


    I have some thoughts on this hand and the way I believe it should be played, and I'd be grateful for some input (both on the hand and my thoughts).

    Pre-Flop
    Pre-flop is a bit of a train wreck, I hadn't anticipated so many limpers and in hindsight my raise should have been bigger, perhaps along the lines of 0.14 or 0.16.

    Flop
    The villains are a selection of 14/8, 16/10 kinds, with a huge calling station (77/1) in the mix - all over about 80 hands. Generally they're capable of raising decent hands PF, so I feel I can discount hands like AA-JJ, KQ+ from their ranges, leaving a selection of pocket pairs and marginal/useless hands.

    Consequently, I believe my AK has them beaten. So a cbet seems logical. Normally I would cbet 2/3 of the pot but this time, given the number of players, I believe sizing it slightly larger for value is appropriate. I don't think there's much chance of somebody drawing to something that will beat me, but perhaps another reason to bet here is to fold out one or two players...? I don't know if that makes sense here or not; I have neither practiced nor read a great deal about isolating.

    How should I size my cbet?
    Last edited by Circuits; 05-22-2013 at 03:24 PM.
  2. #2
    I would iso raise OOP to like 0.12 with just one limper, let alone limp central.

    I would pound it hard hard, 0.16-0.20
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  3. #3
    Quote Originally Posted by griffey24 View Post
    I would iso raise OOP to like 0.12 with just one limper, let alone limp central.

    I would pound it hard hard, 0.16-0.20
    +1. At least 0.16 pre.

    Flop cbet should be around 0.35-0.40 I think.
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    bigger pre, check-decide flop based on pot-odds - or i guess you could bet-decide 35c-ish
  5. #5
    Ok, thanks for all the feedback.
  6. #6
    Pre needs to be bigger against the usual 2nl tards - once they enter a pot, they want to see a flop.

    Flop cbet seems mandatory with nfd and overs versus fish. 30c-35c, with a decision to be made versus a jam. Otherwise barrel unpaired turns and give up river unimproved.

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