swiggidy wrote:
Most "information bets" are weak. If someone bets just under 1/2 the pot on the flop, that's weak. If they're betting 1/2-full it looks like a value bet
Agreed that this is the case most of the time, esp at lower stakes. I will sometimes use a 1/3 pot size bet if I have a strong hand such as a flopped top set on a non drawy board and I'm up against a LAGG who likes to pounce on weakness. It also offers good pot odds for those who may have hit something like middle pair and may get more money in the pot than checking, which everyone may check behind, or value betting 1/2 to full pot when every one may just fold.