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 Originally Posted by badgers
Originally Posted by KillsAids
Back to the bet smaller on the flop topic, you guys said that betting bigger will discourage him from raising, basically polarizing his range. However, do we want him to have a polarized range with a hand that we're not willing to stack off with?
That wasn't really what I meant. The main reason I want to bet larger is that there is so much value to be had, betting smaller is simply making his mistakes less bad when he has a draw or a weak ace (actually he wouldn't be making a mistake at all facing a small bet unless he just a gutshot..)
As a side effect, it also forces him into a much narrower value range. I don't really agree that it's polarised, since the villain would be a lunatic to bluff this board facing a large bet. Basically it just means that any raise is really heavily weighted towards the nuts...
That said, I agree that it's really really hard to bet/fold this board...
The bold expresses my thoughts on the flop betsizing well. Let's face it, this guy isn't that great. And while that may mean that bet/folding isn't a great option, there is loads of value to be had by betting larger on this flop. I don't the extra $3 will change his calling range at all really. So we build a larger pot against his calling range, a range that we have dominate equity against.
Basically it really just comes down to his raising range. I happen to think that an unknown's raising range is more than likely weighted towards nut hands, and he would be more willing to call his draws/marginal hands, which mind you is probably optimal in this spot since this board smashes our range.
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