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I never use overbets
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This is very bad.
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Could someone explain their use, and why the OP wanted to use it in this hand? Thanks.
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Use them whenever you think you have the best hand more than 50% of the time when called. And remember that people are about equally likely to call an overbet as they are to call a half pot bet. Check out this awesome hand.
Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em, $ BB (6 max, 5 handed)
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<font color="#C00000">saw showdown</font>
<font color="#C00000">TWP ($219.60)</font>
BB ($237)
<font color="#C00000">UTG ($209)</font>
<font color="#C00000">MP ($85.40)</font>
Button ($543.55)
Preflop: TWP is SB with 7[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], T[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]. TWP posts a blind of $1.
<font color="#CC3333">UTG raises to $7</font>, MP calls $7, Button calls $7, TWP (poster) calls $6, <font color="#666666">
1 fold</font>.
Flop: ($30) 9[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 4[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(4 players)</font>
TWP checks, <font color="#CC3333">UTG bets $22</font>, MP calls $22, Button calls $22, TWP calls $212.60 (All-In), UTG calls $180 (All-In), MP calls $56.40 (All-In), Button folds.
Turn: ($545) 5[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>
River: ($545) 7[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] <font color="#0000FF">(3 players, 3 all-in)</font>
Final Pot: $545
Results in white below: <font color="#FFFFFF">
TWP has 7c Tc (one pair, sevens).
UTG has 9c Jc (one pair, nines).
MP has 9s Js (one pair, nines).
Outcome: UTG wins $390.80. MP wins $143.60. TWP wins $10.60. </font>
Now read my location. Now realise that if I had a set, I play goot. For chrissakes: the dude OVERCALLED here with TPJK.