[TheMightyJim2k]

Originally Posted by jojobinks

have you read nlhetp?

basically, what i was thinking was that the bigger raise makes my decision easier...i sorta have to call b/c i priced myself in. betting 3x would have put me in a bad spot, b/c the pot would have been less enticing. and then i dont' know what to do.

also, theoretically, he should reraise less often with hands like AT b/c he knows i'll have to call and he shouldn't want to race in that spot.

miller and sklansky write about that quite a bit...planning ahead with your bet sizes.

HOH II featured a section with nearly the same argument that I read the other day. I agree with the basic premise that you are setting yourself up for a situation in which you are much less likely to be making a bad decision, but something in the back of my mind always makes me question the logic of "if I raise this much I will price myself in which will make future decisions easier" I guess I am wondering how much better at decision making you need to be to be able to make a steal raise there without pricing yourself in?

I guess to sum it up, what is the EV comparison of raising 4xBB vs 2.5or3xBB in those situations if we take into account fold equity and are able to estimate the amount of time we make the correct call or fold decision if the BB shoves?

this is too deep for 4AM, but I am sure I'll think about it again tomorrow at work.....