EvilPie do you change your raise size around? I've never really got why changing it to keep your oppo guessing is better than keeping it the same to keep them guessing. Maybe someone who does this can explain the virtues to me.
I know exactly what you're saying here. Keeping them the same obviously means no one knows what you're doing. It's a bit of a grey area really.
One reason for swapping them around is so that I can try to eek them towards the high end when I want to build or steal a pot and lower them when I want to control it and show down. (Not that I've perfected it yet I'm still very much practising.
I also find that if you keep changing your raises people tend to notice them more. People always comment on the odd 25 or 75 that you add so people pick up on what your game is. This hopefully gets people sucked in to playing against you because they think you are raising all the time. Even though you're only raising around 1 - 2 times per orbit they think you're habitual. It can of course go wrong if they re raise you but hopefully that's when we're strong.
I just think that standard 3x raise then standard c bet or check/fold makes you blend in to the background and not get much action. Sometimes this can be a good thing but I'm aiming towards trying to be the one that's noticed at the table and getting plenty of action when I'm in a pot.
I guess making the same raise has merits and I do sometimes play that way especially if I go on a 3 or 4 hand stealing campaign. The suspicion then is because you are raising the same every time so that becomes different. They know you're at it but it's difficult to call because you've deliberately drawn attention to yourself.
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