[quote=piratepeaty][quote="strawman
Lets say you have a good, but not great hand. You think it might be best, but you are unsure. Now you may say you want to bet for information. I say, you have more reasons to bet.

1) Value - you think your hand may be best.
2) Protection against draws- you may want to bet to protect your hand from all kinds of draws. Giving someone infinite odds would be a mistake, if you have the best hand.
3) Protection against bluffs- Your hand may be strong enough to bet, but not strong enough to call a bet.
4) Bluff - your hand is good, but you may fold a better one.
5)Information - your opponents action will help determine the next course of action.
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I think we're just arguing semantics pirate, because I agree w/ all of this, and this is what I mean when I talk about an information bet/raise.