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Need help with bet sizing in these situations...

FlashFlushFlashFlush Member Posts: 4,494
edited October 2012 in The Poker Clinic
I learnt poker through playing tournaments for years and am used to playing smaller stacks although I have played cash for a couple of years now I still much more comfortable in a tournament than deep in a cash game like the situation below.

I won the hand, but I never really know how much to bet. I always want to get the players full stack (Tournament mentality) but I get worried people will outdraw me and I can't fold the hand.

By the time I got to the turn the pot had got so big I felt any bet and I couldn't fold, so I just shipped. Was this a good idea? Is the only hand I'm beating thta calls here KK? What other options have I got? and should I have bet less on the flop?
simo06 Small blind  £0.20 £0.20 £35.40
Donttelmum Big blind  £0.40 £0.60 £36.54
 Your hole cards
  • A
  • A
   
walks63 Fold     
ronnieg197 Fold     
FlashFlush Raise  £1.20 £1.80 £106.11
DODGY65 Raise  £3.60 £5.40 £67.01
simo06 Fold     
Donttelmum Fold     
FlashFlush Raise  £9.60 £15.00 £96.51
DODGY65 Call  £7.20 £22.20 £59.81
Flop
  
  • 9
  • 7
  • 2
   
FlashFlush Bet  £16.65 £38.85 £79.86
DODGY65 Call  £16.65 £55.50 £43.16
Turn
  
  • Q
   
FlashFlush All-in  £79.86 £135.36 £0.00
DODGY65 Fold     
FlashFlush Muck     
FlashFlush Win  £53.70  £53.70
FlashFlush Return  £79.86 £1.80 £133.56
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  • bearlytherbearlyther Member Posts: 1,757
    edited October 2012
    I prob bet less on the flop as its so dry give him a chance to do something crazy bet like 11.  Bet small again on the turn and you still can jam the river.
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  • ybyb Member Posts: 1,471
    edited October 2012
    flop bet is way too big imo
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  • offshootoffshoot Member Posts: 1,049
    edited October 2012
    flop size is fine if you plan on checking the turn.
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  • jugglegeekjugglegeek Member Posts: 623
    edited October 2012
    I also think your four-bet pre-flop is too big. If I read correctly you raise 3x to £1.20 he 3-bets to £3.60 and you 4-bet to £10.80. Wouldn't a normal 4-bet size be around £8? Giving the impression that you might be 4-betting light. Or do you never 4-bet light so you might as well go for value and hope he has KK
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  • LOL_RAISELOL_RAISE Member Posts: 2,188
    edited October 2012
    think 4b size is ok considering they are deep and we are oop, flop bet definately too big, i think you can just 1/2p each street to get stacks in
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