Quote Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
Quote Originally Posted by RML604
I'm new to cash games, but I'll give this a shot.

If it's a limped pot and you have flopped a monster hand such as the nuts Yup , then obviously you want as many people chasing their draws as possible Yup , so you should just call and hope that someone catches up to a big 2nd best Noooooo. You bet! So that weak players call (hint, everyone's first reaction to a bet is to call) and if they make a weak 2 pair, they're stacking off to you. If the continue to have top pair, they may stack off to you. If they get frisky and bluff you, they stack off to you. NEVER SLOWPLAY!. If your hand is vulnerable though, you should definitely raise on the flop and make people pay to draw. Yup

If I am in position and was the pre-flop aggressor (this is assuming HU), I typically throw in a 1/3-1/2 pot bet I bet more, 3/4th to pot sized. LOL at ever betting 1/3 without attempting to induce a raise, because I want it to look like a continuation bet rather than a value bet. However, at low levels checking behind probably isn't as suspicious as it is against thinking opponents, so that's an option. pain... filling my body However, depending on your hand, you may be giving your opponent a free draw to a hand that beats you, so you should only do that on a dry board.

In this particular hand, I probably raise the flop. YAY! If a scare card comes on the turn, he's not going to put more money into the pot Just pretend everyone's gut reaction is to call, so I want to get as much in on the flop as I can. I never slow play because most of the time I get burnt when I doLessons learned, and it's just not worth it, especially at low limits where opponents call with ATC.Yay! Like I said, gut reaction is to call!

Again, I am new to cash, so take this with a grain of salt.
I was hoping somebody would rip this apart. Very interesting, and I definitely learned a lot. Much thanks!