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Beginners generally have trouble knowing how much to bet when they hit a hand. For the most part they know to "take away the other guy's pot odds" but there's more to betting than that. Because... tell me if this happens to you... You have AK in early position. You raise it preflop and get callers. You flop top pair and their is a draw on the board. So you bet the pot PLUS on the flop and turn with someone calling you. On the river the draw MISSES and you make a smaller bet. The other guy raises the crap out of you (or even pushes). You figure him for a busted draw, call him, and get destacked by the set he flopped when his pocket pair hit. You think JESUS CHRIST, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO WIN A HAND AROUND HERE!!! And either reload or change tables because you're embarrassed
holy shit, is this me or what. This is what I was asking about on another thread. I thought it seemed to be only where I play because everything I read is about guys killing the low stakes. These guys over bet middle pair, will call any raise till they see if they hit, which they do alot, and seem to suck out alot. Is it something i'm doing then. I can call their hands fairly well when they are in a pot with someone else but as soon as it's me. Reraise middle pair and screw me up totally. It got to the point where I donked off a bunch of chips by calling reraises on river cards to see what they had, just to see if I could get a read on what it id they do, and when.