Overbetting the Pot

HoldingFolding · #1 05-18-2005, 11:49 PM

I've found myself overbetting the pot recently (see 2 sample hands below). Can someone convince me I shouldn't. My sub-conscious reasoning:
1. Fear of draws
2. If I can get up to $1200 then I can cruise to the bubble (where I'm comfortable), I really don't need to take a risk to get more chips.
3. It's PP 20+2 SnG, someone will probably call having paired the flop.

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (10 handed) converter

UTG (t660)
UTG+1 (t800)
UTG+2 (t800)
Hero (t710)
MP2 (t545)
MP3 (t570)
CO (t1070)
Button (t775)
SB (t1270)
BB (t800)

Preflop: Hero is MP1 with A[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, 2 folds, Hero raises to t90, 2 folds, CO calls t90, Button calls t90, 2 folds, UTG calls t75.

Flop: (t385) 8[img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img], 3[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], 2[img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] (4 players)
UTG checks, Hero bets t400, CO folds, Button folds, UTG folds.

Final Pot: t785

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t785. 

Party Poker No-Limit Hold'em Tourney, Big Blind is t15 (9 handed) converter

CO (t785)
Button (t775)
SB (t770)
Hero (t800)
UTG (t800)
UTG+1 (t1740)
MP1 (t670)
MP2 (t800)
MP3 (t860)

Preflop: Hero is BB with K[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], A[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img].
UTG calls t15, UTG+1 calls t15, MP1 calls t15, MP2 calls t15, 4 folds, Hero raises to t100, UTG calls t85, UTG+1 calls t85, MP1 calls t85, MP2 folds.

Flop: (t425) T[img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img], 9[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img], K[img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] (4 players)
Hero bets t500, UTG folds, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds.

Final Pot: t925

Results in white below: 
No showdown. Hero wins t925.