Re: \"Its better to be bettor than a caller because..\"
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The reasoning being that if I bet and get called, I will probably lose. If I bet and get raised, I will probably fold. If I bet and they fold, then I probably had the best hand.
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Forget about raising for a moment, because that is ignored in the OP. Raising is turning the tables and becoming the bettor.
As for betting and being called, that is why the pot has to be bigger than the bet. Your opponent should have incentive to call without the nuts. To repeat: Your 6 is more likely to be higher if your opponent is merely calling to have a chance at a large pot, rather than having him go out of his way to bet it, on the prayer that he is bluffing.
Of course in real life, some of your opponents are bluffaholics, but that's not relevant in a theoretical discussion such as the OP.
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