Bet sizing theory pre and post flop
Fundamentally, why do we bet multiples of the pot size pre-flop, and fractions of the pot size post flop?
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Intuitively I would say you won't fold out many weak players with a minraise pre - which opens the door to getting outdrawn with ludicrous hands. If you minraise pre you might as well limp because many weak players are then playing bingo and not poker. They're not thinking long term but simply "I'm getting to play/see a flop for just 2bb instead of sitting on my thumbs for 2 mi
If you’re getting outplayed postflop by calling stations (who play their cards face up), you’re an even bigger fish than them. Phil Ivey ain’t playing at 1/2 lmao and a 3BB raise isn’t any different than a minraise at those stakes - everyone is gonna call you anyways.
This was a great thread. My postflop strategy has changed quite considerably over time. I use a lot of 1/3 and 1/4 bets on flops as well as some low frequency 3x bets on certain boards and positions. 3/4 OOP is not something I do much anymore on flop. Mostly 1/4 on flop or check. I do still like 1/2 pot OOP after flop goes x/x and 1/2 follow up on river in a lot of spots. Most everything has changed about my game. In HUSNGs 1/4 pot is a much better cbet size than 1/2 on most boards imo. I still believe that regs like to fold though. That hasn't changed.
It is really cool to see how much your own strategy can change over time. From day to day it doesn't seem like anything changes much, but over a longer period the changes are much more drastic.
