Quote Originally Posted by BankItPayette
I disagree and agree with much of the pdf, but that being said...

I have a problem maximizing my big hands. ie. I never bet more than the pot unless raised on the river with near nuts. How can I change this? I though NL was a game of value betting.
Betting nut hands is an experience thing. There's no real rule for it. So much of it depends on your opponents. Alot of times I'll do a draw bluff when I have a nut hand. Say I have 99 and the flop comes 9t4 (a straight draw, or a flush draw doesn't matter). I'll bet 1/2 the pot, then the turn comes if the straight or flush doesn't hit I'll check. Then on the river, I'm hoping it misses again and I overbet. Then it looks like I was on the draw and am now trying to steal. Obviously if you can get the other guy to bet into you and not reveal your hand until the river, that's good. It depends on the nut hand too. Ifyou have a FH and there's a flush draw, let them draw to it. You're hoping somone hits the flush. Then you can put them All In. I'm not a fan of value betting on the river. Bet big, either they call or they don't but if you can get 2 out of 3 to call a 2xpot bet or push, then that's better than getting 3 out of 3 call 1/2 the pot bet.

Good luck. I understand how you can disagree with the chart. It's not a general use chart. It's tailored to high flop high pot size tables with lots of limpy callers. There are other ways to play other table conditions.

See ya.