NLHE Theory + Practice: Week 8 - Preflop Raise Sizing

ok one question, in number one say we have KK instead of j7s....do we still want to bet the same amount, obviously we want them to call more if they do call, but we risk giving away information on our hand strength if we bet more when we have kings and less when its j7s or w/e

Originally Posted by philly and the phanatics

ok one question, in number one say we have KK instead of j7s....do we still want to bet the same amount, obviously we want them to call more if they do call, but we risk giving away information on our hand strength if we bet more when we have kings and less when its j7s or w/e

In most games i dont expect anyone to catch on, so ill just bet more and target the range that calls/3bets as opposed to the range that folds when we held j7s.

In tougher games, i used to be under the assumption that we'd want to bet our whole range the same to avoid giving away information. ie, we'd bet our whole range like 2.5x-3x here. However, the author makes a good point in that all we have to do is occasionally vary our play so that we raise a little larger with bluffs sometimes and a little smaller than normal with value hands sometimes and he wont be able to tell the difference while also making it profitable for us.