I have always flexed my bets pre flop based on the strength of hand I'm holding, and have read more than once where this was reinforced (even Tyson Tanakas take on this site).

However, I've been reading through some of the posts in the forums and it seems there is a pretty common recommendation to utilize a standard pre flop bet when raising (5xBB for example) and follow up with a standard pot sized bet post flop if you're still interested in playing the hand. Mostly this seems geared to mask the strength of your hands by eliminating your betting pattern as a tell.

I was curious if there was something I was missing, or if I was reading some of these wrong. I understand the idea of masking your hand, but there also seems to be some logic in how much one is going to risk pre flop based on the likelyhood of getting a strong hand post flop...

Thanks all,

Shaun