[10NL] Defending against cbets

Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey

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Yeah I get that. The question is, how elastic are calling ranges to raise size on flops like this? Can we get away with $1.20 or is he likely to peel often with mid pairs/bad draws?

This is the bit that really takes experience to answer, and I don't really know yet. Would a "standard" c/r be to $1.20 here? $1.40? more?

If we don't think we will fold even J9 to a $1.40 raise, then I think we would rather just raise to $1.20 and fold the mid pairs and lower. Do people agree?

Originally Posted by Pelion

This is the bit that really takes experience to answer, and I don't really know yet. Would a "standard" c/r be to $1.20 here? $1.40? more?

I don't know that there is a "standard" here. Once I've put Villain on a range and I have some idea of how he'll respond, I usually base my bet sizing on the odds I want to offer him.

My first thought was that your bet is way too small for a V-bet. I think less than 2.00 is pretty small for a raise in this spot. I mean, your bet of 1.40 is offering Villain less than 20% pot odds, so he doesn't need too much equity to make a profitable call... but if Villain isn't going to notice that, or you include enough value in your range to balance, then that point is moot.