Look at this chart: This is how the pot grows if you raise 3bb preflop, then bet 100% of the size of the pot on the flop and the turn. The size of your bets early on massively influence your total potential profit. Time to milk them for as much money as you can. Better yet, you somehow know that your opponent holds AK for TPTK and is more than happy to call a bet on the flop, turn and river. Don’t restrict your profit on the river because you accidentally bet too small on the flop.Īs I explain the following concept I'm assuming we are playing against a single opponent. This is important, because big money is made in big pots. In this article I’ll highlight how bet sizing early in the hand massively influences how quickly the pot grows. Who'd have thought it would be mildly applicable to bet sizing and making money in poker? I first heard that quote in the film 'The Butterfly Effect'. By Greg Walker 'It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world' - Chaos Theory
