Reasons for Betting
I’m trying to make as thorough of a list as I can of reasons for betting or raising, and I’d appreciate your help. Obviously this isn’t an exact science, but I’m very interested in your feedback regarding the following list:
1. Value- To get called or raised by worse hands.
2. Bluff- To fold out better hands.
3. Protection- To fold out worse hands that have some equity in the pot.
4. Information- To make decisions easier on future streets
5. Deception- To increase the profitability of future bets in similar situations
6. [Insert Catchy Name Here]- To set up a multi-barrel bluff
7. Isolation- To get the pot heads up with a particular player
8. Position- To drive out players who will have position on you later in the hand
9. Blocking- To prevent an opponent from putting you to a difficult decision
10. Image- To encourage opponents to misunderestimate your skill or playing style in later hands
I guess I should add too that what I’m really interested in are good reasons for betting. Like, “because the guy’s shirt was blue” is maybe a reason why some people bet, but I’m not interested in putting it on my list.
Make sense? Thanks in advance for any comments, questions, or suggestions you can offer.
August 30th, 2010 - 16:00
Semi bluff- I don’t have the best hand now but my hand can improve to the best hand and my opponent will fold sometimes as well.