One area I struggle with is the concept of pot control. I know what the definition of pot control is, but I often have trouble applying the concepts. I am sure a lot of us less experienced players have the same trouble. Not so much building a pot, as I think a lot of us get in more trouble by building a pot that is too big anyway, and make bigger mistakes in the bigger pots. Most of us likely need work keeping the pot smaller without losing control of the hand. I was wondering if any of the experienced guys around here could post some hands where they controlled the size of the pot when they wanted to. How did you go about it? What is it about the moves that allow you to control the pot? What exactly (outside of the obvious) makes you decide to keep the pot smaller? Do opponents matter, or is it mostly your cards (or both)?

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