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 Originally Posted by Phantaroth
What about the 2nd hand was bad pot-odds wise? I mean, none of the hand was me playing for pot odds anyway :P
If you don't know pot odds or ... aren't "playing" for pot odds, you're not playing really smart poker.
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The min raise flop was just to do something a bit confusing when I can still play for relativly cheap[/quote].
Back it up for a second here, and this is one reason why I avoid playing at .10 - I have no respect for the money, and that can lead to bad habits.
Since there are different betting limits, the "common currency" between different betting limits is usually the number of Big Bets (twice the big blind, abbreviated BB) in LHE or Big Blinds (also abbreviated BB ) in NLHE.
On the flop, the pot is 3.5 BB. Opp bets 8BB, or more than twice the pot.
This is a very "large" bet. If we were playing $1000 NLHE where the big blind (BB) is $10, this would be a bet of $80 into a $35 pot - pretty large bet don't you think?! Suddenly your raise of 8 BB (another virtual $80) isn't so cheap anymore...
Of course the psychology of .80 vs 800 is very different and that's why I avoid micros. At the micros there simply is no respect for the money on my side or the opps'. If you can, play at a stakes which have meaning to you and which you are adequately rolled for.
So could you elaborate on the pot odds question? I guess I don't really know enough about pot odds
Pot odds. Learn them or die. At poker, anyways.
It's one of the first things that a beginner should learn - and there are plenty of resources on the web (which I'm sadly too lazy to cite right now - google it and you'll find it). Good luck and let us know if you have more questions.
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