How can you make this call and sleep at night?

[johnp158]

You bet 900 into a pot that had to have over 4000 chips in it on the flop? Why?

[kkirk1329]

it was a slow table, not alot of big bets, and he only had a few more chips than me so i figured 900 is not to much, but enough to kick out some dumbasss with 43.

[Talking Poker]

Seems like a pretty easy call to me, considering the sick odds you were giving him to draw. And the river was especially easy, since he had trips.

[kkirk1329]

so you guys think i should have upped my bet on the flop?

[Talking Poker]

When you make baby bets, you're asking to get sucked out on. As long as you are aware of that and don't mind giving your opponents to draw, it's fine. But if you don't like bad beats (like me), or are going to complain when they happen (like you), then I think it's a good idea to make sure you are giving your opponent bad odds to draw, yes. Make him make a BIG mistake by chasing you, as opposed to a very small one.

[kkirk1329]

so i shouldnt make bets relative to the size of their stack, but rather to the size of the pot?

[Talking Poker]

Well, both.... but typically, the latter. That takes precidence.