3 X Big Blind

[Dodger]

Not sure where I read this...think it was Paddy Power site, but it is something that I never realised and I am sure my game has improved because of this advice... Somebody had asked why their raise to 3XBB was not getting rid of the opposition, particularly when several players had called the BB before him. The reply was that you only raise 3XBB when facing the two blinds alone...if others have called the blind before you, then your bet has to be increased by their amounts in addition to the 3XBB. So if blinds are 50/100 and you would want to go 300, but two have already called 100, then the bet is 3X100 + 200 = 500. If you only bet 300 there may be more callers than you expect. This seems pretty straight forward...I just hadn't thought about it before. It has helped me... so thought I would pass the advice on to the forum. Just found it again... http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/ps_doctorjack.php

[robilaruk]

Re: 3 X Big Blind spot on - by only raising another 3 blinds the original two callers are getting great odds to call with any 2 Damo

Not sure where I read this...think it was Paddy Power site, but it is something that I never realised and I am sure my game has improved because of this advice... Somebody had asked why their raise to 3XBB was not getting rid of the opposition, particularly when several players had called the BB before him. The reply was that you only raise 3XBB when facing the two blinds alone...if others have called the blind before you, then your bet has to be increased by their amounts in addition to the 3XBB. So if blinds are 50/100 and you would want to go 300, but two have already called 100, then the bet is 3X100 + 200 = 500. If you only bet 300 there may be more callers than you expect. This seems pretty straight forward...I just hadn't thought about it before. It has helped me... so thought I would pass the advice on to the forum. Just found it again... http://www.paddypowerpoker.com/ps_doctorjack.php