NLHE:TAP "Concepts" Discussion Post (somewhat long)

[Pokamon4e]

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I would love if that's all someone has ever done to me on this forum...lol.

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That's why I rarely write in this forum. But I think I'm over it now. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I just think it's silly is all. If you're going to raise to build the pot, you might as well make it more than 2xbb (at least 2.5xbb, and yes, the .5 adds up), or if you're going to raise and hope you gain information by your opponents calling, you should certainly raise more than 2xbb (you're getting called with a wide range, so you gain no real information).
He mentioned building the pot for when you hit. Why not make it 2.5-4xbb? 2xbb raises pre-flop just seem senseless in no limit. This isn't new.

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To finally contribute something to the topic: I don't usually min-raise either, but I play short-handed most of the time. Sometimes I like to min-raise on heads-up tables for deception purposes, but that's about all.

Personally I think that a 3bb raise sweetens the pot, too. But in addition to that you get more fold equity preflop and a bigger pot to take down with a c-bet.