Quote Originally Posted by BooG690
Quote Originally Posted by Lucothefish
This fits in nicely with a convo I had with BooG690 yesterday, about how we both need to man up and overbet the pot sometimes if we think we will get called by worse. It's not something I do very often, even though there are times when I'm fairly sure I could get away with it. Bet as big as you can get away with when you're ahead.
Sweet. I got mentioned in a thread. But yes...tis true, overbetting the pot is not something I generally think about...but something that CAN work to create a big pot (especially if you feel that they hit a hand capable of calling a large bet).
I think lots of villains who call think it's a bluff, so you'll see a bunch of medium-strength hands here. Don't try to estimate "what they're capable of" calling - you're gonna be surprised what garbage looks up your big river bets and your psb 3-barrels.

Quote Originally Posted by BooG690
A HUGE problem I've had with Big hands, big pots," is dealing with sets. I get to fancy with them. I try to slowplay them. Stacks explained it to me simply as, "Bet/bet/bet." It really is that simple. I shouldn't be worried about blowing them off their hand. If they simply fold after my bet, there probably wasn't much money to be won in the first place!
Bold part VERY true.