Post-flop bet sizes

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03-12-2006, 08:44 PM
andy609

Post-flop bet sizes

I just realized something seemingly silly I do all the time. I raise to 3x the bb preflop and one person calls. I hit a pair on the flop and bet ~20% of the pot. (There is no flush draw on the board in this case, otherwise I bet big enough to price the draw out). It just occured to me that I am betting less postflop than preflop, which doesn't really make sense since the pot is larger and I may look weak.

So, and hopefully this isn't too general a question, how big should post-flop bets be? What would be the minimum? 30% of the pot? 40? 50?
03-12-2006, 08:55 PM
drtofu66

2/3 to 3/4 of the pot is what I hear often. I'd like to hear what the resident experts think also.
03-12-2006, 10:37 PM
Murd0c

I typically go for 3/4 on the flop unless I'm trying to do something fancy, then usually around 2/3 on the turn and maybe half on the river if I still think my hand is good.
03-12-2006, 11:43 PM
midas06

20% is definitely far too small. You're giving almost any hand favourable odds to draw.

Keep your c-bets, whether they are with air or with a made hand, the same everytime. It's impossible to get a read on your betting sizes then.
03-13-2006, 12:03 AM
drmcboy

if you're in doubt, bet too much.
03-13-2006, 02:07 AM
ProZachNation

From reading HOHv1 I am starting to like the thought of 50% of the pot as a c-bet.
03-13-2006, 03:42 AM
Blinky

Cash or tourney?

Really depends on the situation; in general I keep my cbets relatively consistent in the upper range between 1/2 (very very rarely) and 3/4 pot (more common). Sometimes I'll just pot it. If there are many in the hand and the flop is coordinated I've overbet the pot before too.

Yes, 20% generally isn't enough. I also find that 1/2 pot generally isn't enough if one is trying to push out draws. By strict pot odds it's a bad call for the drawer but a call can be justified by implied odds.
03-13-2006, 03:51 AM
vqc

2/3 to 3/4 is wat I try to keep all my bets to
03-13-2006, 05:09 AM
TLR

I bet 2/3-3/4 on an uncoordinate board, and usually pot sized bet on a corrdinated one
03-13-2006, 09:50 AM
flyingPenguin

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLR

I bet 2/3-3/4 on an uncoordinate board, and usually pot sized bet on a corrdinated one

Is that also if you haven't hit the flop but still have a strongish hand, and you're just trying to work out if your opponent has hit?
03-13-2006, 10:42 AM
TLR

Quote:

Originally Posted by flyingPenguin

Quote:

Originally Posted by TLR

I bet 2/3-3/4 on an uncoordinate board, and usually pot sized bet on a corrdinated one

Is that also if you haven't hit the flop but still have a strongish hand, and you're just trying to work out if your opponent has hit?

Yep, I try to keep my bets pretty consistant whether I am bluffing or have a real hand.
03-13-2006, 11:54 AM
Pelion

I play it like TLR except I dont worry about consistency if im headsup against

a) A total retard.
b) A set hunting multitabling rock.

Both of these probably arent paying attention to bet sizes and will either fold to any bet or call/raise any bet so you may as well make it a smallish 1/2 pot bet.