Formula for Reraising

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I worked this formula out after reraising too small in an MTT last night, which I believe ended up costing me the tournament. Anyway, here is the formula:

Formula: Pot + (2 * original raise)

This gives the villian 2:1 odds for calling your reraise. These are the identical odds that you give the villian when you make a pot-sized bet on the flop (Pot is 600. You make a bet of 600. Villian has to call 600 to win 1200).

So, as an example, I'll use what happened to me last night. Blinds 150/300. Villian makes a bet of 900.

The variables are:
Size of Pot: 1350 (150 + 300 + 900)
Size of Original Raise: 900

Formula: 1350 + 2*900 = 3150.

I should have raised it to 3150. That would have made the pot 4500 chips. The villian would be facing a call of 2250 chips. Therefore, the villian would be getting 2:1 odds on his call.

This formula can work on the flop, river, or turn. For example, let's say that there is 5000 chips in the pot after the preflop action. The villian bets 3000 chips.

the variables are:
Size of pot : 8000 chips (5000 + 3000)
Formula: 8000 + 2 * 3000 = 14000

So you raise it to 14000. the villian needs to call 11000 to win a pot of 22000.