Here's a hand I played this week where I think I really scewed up in terms of bet sizing.


2NL
MP2 is 11/8 over 47 hands
I don't have any read on CO with only 10 hands, idem for the BB

Pre-flop I called on the sb a 4bb raise to setmine, planning to fold if I don't hit since I will be oop for the rest of the hand. I do put MP2 on a range mostly 77+,A9s+,KTs+,QTs+,JTs, ATo+,KQo.

I do hit my set on the flop. The flop is coordinated for straight draws and I am against 3 opponents. So I put 1/2 PSB, giving pot odds of 1:3, which is not a bad size bet in my opinion. Or maybe a bigger size would have been better since I'm against 3 villains ? Then the BB raises to 18bb, MP2 calls...and then I reraise to 6X the pot. I the moment I thought one of the two would be going for stacks, and I was raising for value. But they could have also been on a straight draw where I could have just called and bet the turn with a 1/2 to 2/3 psb to get more value. I think also that in the back of my mind, the fear of being outdrawn was a factor for that big reraise.

Overall I guess it would have been just better to flat the flop and bet the turn for value. But in the book, the examples are I think exclusively in a HU situation, what about where you are in a multiway pot ? How do you adjust your bet sizing in these situations ?


PokerStars No-Limit Hold'em, $0.02 BB (7 handed) - Poker-Stars Converter Tool from FlopTurnRiver.com

Button ($2.21)
Hero (SB) ($5.27)
BB ($0.94)
UTG ($1)
MP1 ($1.50)
MP2 ($4.37)
CO ($0.87)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 5, 5
2 folds, MP2 bets $0.08, CO calls $0.08, 1 fold, Hero calls $0.07, BB calls $0.06

Flop: ($0.32) 3, 5, 6 (4 players)
Hero bets $0.16, BB raises to $0.36, MP2 calls $0.36, 1 fold, Hero raises to $2.14, 2 folds

Total pot: $1.40 | Rake: $0.05

Results:
Hero didn't show 5, 5.
Outcome: Hero won $1.35