It's a helluva comfort to know that even if . . .

[Grisgra]

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Rather than thinking about bet sizes as standard (i.e. always half pot, always pot, always 3/4 pot), think about making a bet the appropriate size for what you want it to do against the particular opponent(s) still in.

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It seems that depending on who the author is, they're assuming that a half-pot-sized bet of X will/won't chase out 2nd pair or top-pair bad-kicker on the flop. Unfortunately, I have absolutely no reference for which author is right and which is wrong for the game I plan on trying (the 400NL or 600NL on Party).