Bet size?

goopxx · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 1

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Situation from live tournament (somewhere in the middle, blinds 100/200, avg stack ~7000).
In the late position I get A10s. Someone raises to 500, someone calls, I call (being the last to act), everyone folds. Pot is 1800. Flop comes 5 7 10 rainbow. Both of them check. How much I should raise?

Cell_2k · **Joined:** Tue Feb 05, 2008 4:15 pm **Posts:** 39

i would bet 2/3 of the potsize.

i think you have the best hand but don´t want anymore cards.

seanpoker · **Joined:** Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:43 pm **Posts:** 3

2/3 of pot size would be good. You will not lose too much and you are feeling if they have high pocket pairs that they are playing with you with. They probably do not though because they didn't bet like they did in the beginning.

DuggleBogey · **Posted:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:10 pm

2/3 may not be a good idea vs. 2 opponents. If you bet 2/3 and the first guy calls you with two over cards or some poor play, then the other player is priced in to call with just about any draw, especially with double the implied odds of getting paid off.

Bet more vs. multiple opponents if you think you have the best hand so you can get info on both your opponents, not just the one to act immediately after you.

adam.poker · **Joined:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 5:40 am **Posts:** 23

i think 1/2 is the best option in my opinion......
it is the situation from where the game proceed .......
so 1/2 is best option in my opinion

DuggleBogey · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 1:07 pm

Half is even worse. If the first guy calls half then the second guy can call with almost any goofy draw.

Try to use your bets to protect your hand and maximize profit from loose callers.

Kugr84 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 01, 2009 4:56 pm

I think anywhere from 2/3 to 3/4 is fine. You don't want to make your hand look too strong in case they have a worse ten and want to play back at you.

VenJames · **Joined:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:48 am **Posts:** 6

I would say it depends on the table (image of the players, etc) but usually if I have top pair plus top kicker, I would bet at least 2/3 of the pot.

Hontis · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:08 pm **Posts:** 700

goopxx wrote:

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Situation from live tournament (somewhere in the middle, blinds 100/200, avg stack ~7000).
In the late position I get A10s. Someone raises to 500, someone calls, I call (being the last to act), everyone folds. Pot is 1800. Flop comes 5 7 10 rainbow. Both of them check. How much I should raise?

Mighta been a good spot to squeeze preflop and make it ~ 2000 to go.

VenJames · **Joined:** Mon Jun 15, 2009 3:48 am **Posts:** 6

I have a problem with squeeze play. Everytime I try it the other player go all-in and then I'm in troubles.

Hontis · **Joined:** Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:08 pm **Posts:** 700

VenJames wrote:

I have a problem with squeeze play. Everytime I try it the other player go all-in and then I'm in troubles.

how much are you raising when you squeeze? a good squeeze is 3.5x - 5x the size of the original raise.

FishWithNoHeater · **Joined:** Mon Nov 08, 2010 6:17 am **Posts:** 21

Bet big and try to at get at least one of them to fold. You want value for your cards, but if you're playing against two opponents, variance might bite your ass on the turn or on the river.

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