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Bet sizing

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money
pot $100your bet $0
they need
0% to call
100%
0%
bluff needs
0% folds
every size
0½ potpot1½ pot2× pot
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The pot is $100. You can bet any amount you like. What actually changes as the bet gets bigger?

the two rules

they need = bet ÷ (pot + 2 × bet)

bluff needs = bet ÷ (pot + bet)

common sizes
betcallbluff⅓ pot20%25%½ pot25%33%⅔ pot29%40%pot33%50%2× pot40%67%
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sources & further reading
Modern Poker TheoryMichael Acevedo · 2019 · book
Applications of No-Limit Hold’emMatthew Janda · 2013 · book
The Mathematics of PokerBill Chen, Jerrod Ankenman · 2006 · book