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Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
I was sitting at a table with AQo first position... I call and so do 5 others [6 bets]. Flop is AcQs5c giving me a decent set of 2 pair. Now I'm thinkin to myself... maybe one of these people has 2 clubs and may be going for his flush... so I put in 8 bets more figuring the next person who calls would have to call 8 bets out of 14, or 57% pot odds. This SHOULD clearly drive out someone going for their flush at 35% hand odds, assuming they didn't pair. So question... was this too aggressive? Should I have chanced putting a bet down that gave them a better opportunity to see their flush? Obviously I'm not giving you all the details about every player, just answer in general terms.
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
when you bet enough to make their draw have incorrect odds, you want a call.
when you underbet to make their draw correct, you want a fold. assuming you lay it down and don't pay any extra if the flush comes. |
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
With 5 others in the pot with you you should make your bet on the higher side. Once one call's you might get a string of calls because they are getting better and better odds. If I bet in this situation (which is most of the time, as opposed to a C/R if there is someone aggressive who will bet in the back) it's going to be about a pot-sized bet. Not sure I follow your post, but you may have overbet the pot slightly. I typically don't do this but if there are a few calling stations then it might be worth it.
Save smaller bets for HU/3 way situations situations. Also the title of your post is a little odd. You really don't want to drive them away. You just want them to make a mistake by calling. |
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
yea I should have named the title something else. I also should have put in something above 35%, but not as high as I did.
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
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I was sitting at a table with AQo first position... I call and so do 5 others [6 bets]. [/ QUOTE ] I think this was a mistake. I would have made it 3x or 4x BB to go, to limit the field. |
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
You're absolutely right I should have raised this initially. Time to sit down and read these textbooks again. :-)
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
It's really situational and table dependent. At any table you shold probably have some sort of mix between raising and limping and very it based on the situation.
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
AQo UTG is not a big hand.
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
This is a 6-Max Table.
AQ UTG is a good starting hand. 1.) Preflop - 4-6x BB raise. Limit the field. 2.) 2/3 - Full Pot bet. |
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Re: Amount to bet to drive opponents away?
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This is a 6-Max Table. [/ QUOTE ] Details such as this should be included in the OP. Assuming it's true. |
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