[citanul]

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hey citamod

is it a regular (most common) betting pattern of 215ers to miniraise pf and mini reraise a flop raise? i just see this a bunch at the lower levels so i just associated it with the 22 level. i guess i meant to say that the villain played bet his hand like a 22er (for this hand) but if he bets all his hands this way it obviously changes things. i guess im just not big on the mini betting/raising - is it something i should incorporate into my game? my other post was worded incorrectly, my mistake.

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1) he didn't "miniraise" he raised to 125 out of the small blind at 25/50.
2) let's go over the play for a second, as people seem to be getting confused i think

he raised preflop and got called.

the flop came.

he bet.

his bet was 200 in to a pot of 250.

his opponent raised.

his opponent raised 325 more, making it 325 to call, with 975 in the pot, and just about 975 behind.

it was then his turn to act again.

he thought.

his thought went:

i have this guy beat.

what's the thing i can do that will get the most chips on average out of him.

he made a decision about what that line was.

then he did it.

at several points in this analysis, the average 22s player comes to different decisions than the average 215s player. and sometimes either player will come up with the same line, with the same hand.

sometimes, they'll push over the flop raise, both of them.

more likely though to be the difference is the "i have him beat" being correct in one spot and incorrect in the other.

c