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    Correct bet sizing is important to protect strong hands and get value from them. On wet boards with many draws, larger bets are needed to give drawing hands poor pot odds. On dry boards with few draws, smaller bets still allow value extraction while protecting the hand. As a general guideline, bets of at least half pot are recommended to balance protection and value.

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    Correct bet sizing is important to protect strong hands and get value from them. On wet boards with many draws, larger bets are needed to give drawing hands poor pot odds. On dry boards with few draws, smaller bets still allow value extraction while protecting the hand. As a general guideline, bets of at least half pot are recommended to balance protection and value.

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    23.1 - Bet Sizing With The Best Hand

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    Correct bet sizing is important to protect strong hands and get value from them. On wet boards with many draws, larger bets are needed to give drawing hands poor pot odds. On dry boards with few draws, smaller bets still allow value extraction while protecting the hand. As a general guideline, bets of at least half pot are recommended to balance protection and value.

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    Introduction

    Correctbetsizingwiththebesthandisvery
    important

    Why?
    Wewanttogivedrawinghandsabadpricetocall,
    a.k.a.chargethemtodrawoutonus(Protectingour
    Hand)
    Wewanttogetmaximumvaluefromourvalue
    hands
    Note:Becomesinaccurateafteraround11outs.
    BoardTexture
    Boardtextureplaysanimportantroleincorrectlysizingyourbet
    Weneedtoconsidertheeffectofwetboards&dryboards

    WetBoards
    Drawheavyandcoordinatedboardswithmanypossibledrawinghands:
    A J T
    5 6 8
    Weneedtobetmoreonwetboardstoprotectourhandagainstdrawing
    hands

    DryBoards
    Noncoordinatedboardswherenotmanydrawinghands
    2 6 J
    K 9 3
    Wearelessworriedaboutprotectingourvaluehandsondryboardssince
    therearenotmanydrawinghands
    Equities&BetSizing
    Differentdrawinghandshavedifferentequities
    Weneedtosizeourbettogiveouropponentabad
    pricetocall
    DrawingHand Outs FlopNotAllIn Equity
    Flush +OESD 15Outs 33%
    Flush+GutShotStraightDraw 12Outs 25%
    FlushDraw 9Outs 19%
    OpenEndedStraightDraw(OESD) 8Outs 17%
    OverCards2PairDraw 6Outs 13%
    GutShotStraightDraw 4Outs 8%
    Thetablebelowwillshowcommonbetsizesandthepotodds
    theyofferopponents
    BetSize PotOddsRatio PotOdds%
    1/4PotSizedBet 5:1 PotOdds 16.7%
    1/3PotSizedBet 4:1PotOdds 19.9%
    1/2 PotSizedBet 3:1PotOdds 25%
    2/3PotSizedBet 2.5:1PotOdds 28.5%
    3/4 PotSizedBet 2.3:1PotOdds 30%
    PotSizedBet 2:1 PotOdds 33.3%

    Remember:Adrawinghandshouldcallifthe%chanceof
    makingthehandisgreaterthanthe%potoddsbeingoffered!
    Sowewanttogiveouropponentsabadprice!
    Equities&BetSizing
    Differentdrawinghandshavedifferentequities
    Weneedtosizeourbettogiveouropponentabadpricetocall
    Makethemcallmorethantheprobabilitytheywillmaketheirdrawinghand.
    Ingeneral,whenwevaluebet,weshouldbebettingatleastpotsized
    bettomaximizevaluewiththebesthand.
    DrawingHand FlopNotAllIn Equity Our BetSize? PotOddsWeOffer
    Flush +OESD 33% PotSized orMore 33% ormore

    Flush+GutShotStraightDraw 25% 2/3PotSized orMore 28.5%ormore

    FlushDraw 19% 1/2PotSizedorMore 25%or more

    OpenEndedStraightDraw(OESD) 17% 1/2PotSizedorMore 25%ormore

    OverCards2PairDraw 13% 1/2PotSizedorMore 25%ormore

    GutShotStraightDraw 8% 1/2PotSizedorMore 25%ormore


    YouhaveA K andtheFlopisK 9 4
    Thereisafairlydryboardwithflushdrawthatyou
    areconcernedabout.
    Sohowmuchshouldyougetforbothvalueandto
    protectyourpairofkings?
    Aflushdrawhas19%equity,soyouwanttomakeyour
    opponentcallmorethan19%ofthepot.
    Youshouldbetatleast1/2potsizedbetatminimum,but
    ideallycloserto2/3potsizedbettomaximizegetting
    value.
    Youhave7 7 andtheFlopis5 6 7
    Thereisaverywetboardwithbothaflushdrawand
    openendedstraightdraw!
    Youmostlikelyhavethebesthandnow,butlotsof
    drawinghandscancallandsuckoutonyou.
    Sohowmuchshouldyoubet?
    Aflush+openendedstraightdrawhas33%equity
    Apotsizedbetoffers33%potodds
    Soyoushouldbetatleastapotsizedbet,infactyou
    shouldslightlyoverbetthepot,suchasa1.25potsized
    bet.

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