Theory of Poker, does it apply?
TOP states that everytime a player makes a play that he would not make if he knew your cards he is making a mistake. My question relates to manipulating the size of the pot.
Some of Sklansky's books recommend not raising a pot if you have a high pair versus someone on a straight or flush draw. That way when the draw stays in he is not getting the proper pot odds to call.
My thinking is that if the high pair is ahead in the hand and it is 4-1 to make a flush or 5-1 to make the straight, why aren't you just raising every time. I would think you want these pots to be as big as possible because you are in the lead. It doesn't matter if your opponet gets the proper odds to call because over 10,000 hands he is going to win some of them, but you are going to win 4 or 5 times more of them.
Now if you are the one drawing, obviously pot odds and implied odds are vital. I just don't get the point of manipulating the size of the pot if you are ahead.
Am I totally off base here?
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