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Originally Posted by flintsword The bet has to be big and at the upper limit of what the potential caller can afford. All in sends some wrong signals IMHO, to a good player. A good player will fold if he sincerely believes you are trying to extract more of his stack, as opposed to trying to blow him out of the pot. |
Good thoughts above by flintsword and Powda. In the lower buyins I find that you can get paid off making big bets that look like a bluff when you have the nuts! An all-in overbet can often look like a bluff and induce a call from a player that just refuses to be bluffed.