25% Pot Bet Size Example 2: Extracting Maximum Value
Oct 19, 2016 | Posted by PokerSnowieYou are sitting in position with a very strong hand. How do you extract the maximum value?
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You are sitting in position with a very strong hand. How do you extract the maximum value?
You are out of position with a medium hand. There is a good chance that you are holding the best hand, but your hand is vulnerable to over cards. Clearly, this is a situation where you don't want to bet big. The old and the new AI agree that for the bet sizes 50%, 100% and 200% pot, the best strategy is to check.
The new AI has trained many months more than the old one, and this fact alone should lead to a stronger and more consistent strategy. The main difference, however, is the introduction of a new bet size: 25% pot.
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