Tweet: Crushing Live Poker With Twitterby Bart Hanson | Published: Apr 16, 2014 |
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Under-bluff sizing can be key on the river when you think your opponent will absolutely fold or absolutely call. A lot of players at the mid-stakes and lower levels of no limit do not spend time thinking about their bluff bet sizing. I have seen many players make ridiculously large bluffs when their opponent will basically not have anything or will almost always call. I often talk about players value betting rivers with only a polarized range — that is very strong or very weak. But there are also situations where players will have a polarized hand strength given the action. If a player is strong and will call down your bluff almost always, or he is weak and will never call your bluff, what do you think the best play is in terms of bet sizing? If you guessed small, you are correct and thus you can see the ...
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