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Thanks for the response. The other thing that makes a half-pot bet a little bet I think is that at the 25/50 level there's more people playing. So you don't gain so much by increasing your stack as you do later on when there's fewer people, hence the risk/reward ration is worse than later on.

What made me think of the all-in play is that:
a)Compared to 10xBB situation, your risking 600 to win 325 rather than 600 to win 90 (if the blinds were 30/60)
b)It's less likely that you'll be called than when you push later one.

However, on the down side, when you do get called, you're in worse trouble, and even though you gain more (325 vs. 90 later), that 90 is worth more later than now (with fewer players playing).