Your BETTING

[dmoney]

this is a 2 parter.

i just starte to play NL ring games. Ive played NL sit and goes for a bit now.

Ok. In each of your "humble" opinions What is the size of your bets in a NL ring game.

in fractions of the pot.

do you fairly consistently be x$ preflop with a playable hand? when you bet after the flop if you hit do you bet? 1/2 the pot? 2/3 the pot? the Pot? etc

If u dont hit do u bet 1/2 the pot etc etc? I personally would think that your gonna piss through your bankroll quickly if ur always betting the size of the pot.


ok the 2nd part of the question.

What exactly do you think the following terms mean (without using a dictionary) i want your own personal opinoions


Value Bet:
Continuation Bet:
Protecting your hand?

[BluffTHIS!]

The answer to the question, "Do I want them to call or to fold?" determines the amount of the bet, and on the river if you want a call, then the question is, "how much will he call?". Finally, the the answer to the question, "how will a bet of size X be read by my opponent?" also factors in.

[dmoney]

Well the reason Im asking this is because ive read MANY people on here saying they bet teh size of the pot, and others say they consistently bet 2/3 of the pot, and some are like, i wont be more then 3/4 of the pot. Just curious

my question may be stupid, i dunno.

[The_Bends]

As a general guide

Preflop raise - 3xbb-6xbb
Flop bet - 2/3pot- 1 and 1/3pot
Turn - 2/3pot to pot
River - 1/2pot upwards

Although I realised as I was writing those out that they are utterly useless because everything is so situation based.

[Reef]

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As a general guide

Preflop raise - 3xbb-6xbb
Flop bet - 2/3pot- 1 and 1/3pot
Turn - 2/3pot to pot
River - 1/2pot upwards


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mmm.. ya, give or take a little

[dmoney]

I understand all situations are different, but a general guide is handy. but mang. the way i see it is that almost every pot u play if ur diong that ur gonna be using like half ur stack to play. yes not? like ur not going to a table with 10,000 dollars and if ur playing like that, u can easily get OVER involved in a pot. in my eyes at least. u could take HUGE swings if u dont win the pots. am i wrong thinking this?

[OrangeKing]

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I understand all situations are different, but a general guide is handy. but mang. the way i see it is that almost every pot u play if ur diong that ur gonna be using like half ur stack to play. yes not? like ur not going to a table with 10,000 dollars and if ur playing like that, u can easily get OVER involved in a pot. in my eyes at least. u could take HUGE swings if u dont win the pots. am i wrong thinking this?

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You will be using a lot of your stack, but this shouldn't be a lot of your bankroll - if your stack represents a large % of your bankroll, you're playing at too high a limit.

[BluffTHIS!]

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if your stack represents a large % of your bankroll, you're playing at too high a limit.

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And which means you are playing with SCARED MONEY, a losing proposition.

[Reef]

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if your stack represents a large % of your bankroll, you're playing at too high a limit.

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And which means you are playing with SCARED MONEY, a losing proposition.

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don't forget the CHECK button

[dmoney]

haha lol 1) im not scared to play. I dont think about the money WHILE im playing, i think about it afterwards, (and before) im just wondering how long are you actually gonna last in a session if u keep betting in this manner, if u lose 1 hand, ur putting urself in a bad situation. and lets be honest, ur NOT gonna win every pot u play in. Just seems like to me its excessive (but what do i know) [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

thats why im asking everyone else

pardon the spelling, im lazy