Quote Originally Posted by Chopper

no offense personally, but i HATE this statement.

you dont bet large for information...at lower stakes. thats a leak.

you bet to PROTECT, or for VALUE only. if "info" is all you are looking for, you shouldnt be in the hand, imo.

you find out "where you are at" as a result of betting.
None taken, but your analysis is fairly irrelevant to my game, and also to the specifics of this thread.

With respect to my comment, it was not as you apparently took it, "bet to find out where you are at," it was "bet and find out where you are at." there is a difference.

With respect to the hand discussed, Hero has an overpair to the board, a PSB is a value bet that allows him to find out where he stands in the hand. If the villian comes way over the top, he has a decision to make. Otherwise, he cannot figure himself for beat.

I also don't agree with your comment in general. There are at least three other reasons to make a bet or a call.

1. To bluff;
2. To set up a play later in the game, and;
3. To get information, such as when you flop middle or bottom pair on an uncoordinated board or to find out at showdown what the villian was willing to bet with on earlier streets.

Not personally playing microstakes, however, I can't speak to the mentality of those players. I only play $100-$500 buyin no limit live cash games, so I may be used to a different type of player and length of session.