Originally Posted by
Razvan729
Why does a poker player bet ?
1. Because he can make better hands fold( this is available for any type of bet, preflop opening,3/4/5/etc bet, postflop betting,raising,3betting,shoving)
2. Because he will get called by worse hands( just like number 1)
3. Because he can outplay his oponent postflop( you need skill, experience and reads on your oponent)
4. Because of balance ( this is an advanced concept, we do it because we dont get payed on pur premium hands pre/post, but just like bluffing ,the % should be big enough to make oponent pay your nuts ,but not big enough to make his call profitabile for him)
For starters, at 2nl/5nl/even 10nl stick to 1 and 2.
3 and 4 depend a lot on villain and your knowledge,skills etc. They also vary from villain to villain, your ajudsments need to be particular for every villain.
At the end, IT all sums up by range vs range, you can beat my hand,but you will be crushed by my range.