lol - if ur dictating/have the lead in a pot, ur in control of it- if you in position, alot of the time the callers "check to the raiser" - in which case u can dictate the size of the pot.....(check/bet) - miss out a street of betting - I presume thats the whole idea?
Out of position, its almost impossible to control the pot size - have to wait for brownndogs answer to that one....
lol - if ur dictating/have the lead in a pot, ur in control of it- if you in position, alot of the time the callers "check to the raiser" - in which case u can dictate the size of the pot.....(check/bet) - miss out a street of betting - I presume thats the whole idea? Out of position, its almost impossible to control the pot size - have to wait for brownndogs answer to that one.... Posted by DOHHHHHHH
OOP, you should c/r the flop this should get you a free turn card then on the river you can c/c or put in a stopper bet. i have found this will work at lower level but not at higher stakes.
C an someone please explain what 'advanced pot control'is, ive asked some friends and they either havn't got a clue or they waffle a load of dog poo. Posted by loonytoons
for you m8y ,
its your missus showing you where she wants you to pee,
By pot control I meant controlling the size of the pot.
My post was aimed at beginners who might not know all of those points. I used the word 'advanced' because a beginner would probably at first thought think 'how on earth can RAISING keep the pot smaller'. lol
Often by raising the flop in position we can get an opponent to check to us on the turn thus gaining a free card and keeping the pot smaller. We can also do this on 4th street to gain a cheaper showdown. It was pretty much the same as the 'gain a free card point' but you can also do it on the turn so you can check back the river.
By definition 'pot control' and 'pot size manipulation' would mean anything that makes the pot become bigger or prevents it from becoming as big as it otherwise would of. So stopper bets, weak leads, C/R, etc.... are all forms of pot control.
Also actual bet sizing is often overlooked by beginners. Bet sizing in relation to the size of the pot and the size of the stacks in order to control the size of the pot on the flop turn and river.
Thanks for that Brownndog, so its pot control, i just couldn't work out the advanced bit, i thought it was some new super pot control method now used the poker pro's or something.
The flop is down, 400 in the pot, you check, you're opponent bets 300, you raise to 600, he calls.
The pot is now 1600. The turn comes and you check, your opponent is more likely to check, giving you a free river.
If you had just called the flop, the pot would have been 1000 and when you check the turn, your opponent probably bets around 800 - 500 more than the 300 raise you had put in on the flop - this means you have controlled the pot size by raising.
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Obviously your only a mere ordinary poker player and only use 'ordinary pot control' then bob lool.
its your missus showing you where she wants you to pee,
when your come home drunk on a Saturday night .